====== Anterolateral transthoracic endoscopic approach ======

A 65-year-old female patient underwent a [[transthoracic]] [[endoscopic approach]] to remove a [[calcified thoracic disc herniation]] that caused [[spinal cord compression]]. Despite having a long learning curve, the [[surgical technique]] described herein can be even used in patients with complex and calcified thoracic disc herniations. The [[video]] can be found here
https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2022.3.FOCVID221
((Fernández RC, Mesa M, Rosenthal D, Rodrigo Paradells V. Antero-lateral transthoracic endoscopic approach for a calcified thoracic disc herniation. Neurosurg Focus Video. 2022 Jul 1;7(1):V3. doi: 10.3171/2022.3.FOCVID221. PMID: 36284728; PMCID: PMC9558909.))