Table 3.

Operative findings, histopathology, and duration of hospital stay after the surgery of 12 patients undergoing minimally invasive resection of thoracic and lumbar intradural spinal tumors

Case number	Tumor size (mm) (AP × TR × CC)	Blood loss (ml)	Excision	Dural closure	Dural suturing	Suture material	Fibrin sealant usage	Duration of surgery (minutes)	Histopathology	Duration of stay (days)
1	10×11×17	150	GTR	Primary	Interrupted	5-0 polypropylene	+	390	Schwannoma	3
2	8×11×9.5	75	NTR	Primary	Interrupted	5-0 polypropylene	-	300	Schwannoma	7
3	9×11×12	100	GTR	Primary	Continuous	6-0 polypropylene	-	160	Schwannoma	2
4	15×25×30	150	NTR	Primary	Interrupted	5-0 polyglactin	-	210	Schwannoma	9
5	10×10×12	90	GTR	Primary	Continuous	6-0 polypropylene	+	200	Meningioma	7
6	8×8 × 11	150	GTR	Primary	Interrupted	5-0 polypropylene	+	300	Meningioma	3
7	12×16×14	100	GTR	Primary	Continuous	7-0 polypropylene	+	200	Meningioma	3
8	14×15×26	200	NTR	Primary	Interrupted	5-0 polypropylene	+	360	Meningioma	7
9	12×13×26	70	GTR	Primary	Interrupted	6-0 polyglactin	+	165	Meningioma	8
10	12×16×15	75	GTR	Primary	Continuous	5-0 polypropylene	+	220	Meningioma	7
11	14×17×38	150	NTR	Primary	Continuous	6-0 polypropylene	+	360	Schwannoma	11
12	13×10×18	75	GTR	Primary	Continuous	7-0 polypropylene	+	255	Neurenteric cyst	7

+: Used, -: Not used. GTR – Gross total resection; NTR – Near-total resection