Minimally invasive spine surgery is being done for a lot of spinal problems such as cervical and lumbar disc extrusions, lumbar canal stenosis, vertebral fractures and spondylolisthesis. After a good experience and expertise in all these , Dr Anil Dhingra- Spine surgeon in chandigarh, Tricity can perform surgery of spinal tumors of any type with Endoscopic or minimally invasive spinal surgery.  Extradural spinal tumors, Intradural extramedullary tumors such as neurofibromas , meningiomas can be removed by this procedure. Advantages of MISS – Small incision 2cm (compared to 10-12 cm incision in open surgery) Little blood loss. Little muscle cutting and little normal bone loss helping in maintaining postoperative spinal stability. little postoperative pain. Rapid recovery and fast wound healing. No significant postoperative back stiffness. Short hospital stay. Infrastructure Requirements – The basic tenents or need for the procedure is Good illumination, Magnification and best Instrumentation and hospital infra-structure without which it’s not possible. Most important of all this is expertise in this field. Procedure steps– After paint/ drape under general anaesthesia , 2 cm. incision is given over the back. Sequential tubular dilators are inserted over required one side of the lamina. Quadrant retractor system is applied. A wider view is seen inside under endoscopic/ microscopic vision and illumination. Hemilaminectomy is done using hydraulic drill. Dura is incised laterally and hitches applied. Vertical lateral incision is very helpful as this gives direct exposure of the tumor even if it is anteriorly placed to spinal cord. Base of the tumor is […]