Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Structured Debate and International Practice Patterns

Yi-Hao Liang, Borriwat Santipas, Adad Baranto, Antonio Faundez, Bo-Lai Chen, Christoph Siepe, Daniel Refai, Dennis Chiedu Agbazue, Dhawi Alotaibi, Dragoumis Dimitrios, Dong-Chan Lee, Florian Wanivenhaus, Jin-Sung Kim, Juliano Rodrigues dos Santos, Manmohan Singh, Michael M.H. Yang, Thorsten Jentzsch, Wolfgang Thomae, Worawat Limthongkul, Luong Minh Quang, Samuel K. Cho, Sang-Min Park

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DOI: 10.14245/ns.26521618.0809
Published: 2026-10-31
Container: Neurospine
Publisher: The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
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@article{allodium:10.14245/ns.26521618.0809,
  title = {Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Structured Debate and International Practice Patterns},
  author = {Yi-Hao Liang and Borriwat Santipas and Adad Baranto and Antonio Faundez and Bo-Lai Chen and Christoph Siepe and Daniel Refai and Dennis Chiedu Agbazue and Dhawi Alotaibi and Dragoumis Dimitrios and Dong-Chan Lee and Florian Wanivenhaus and Jin-Sung Kim and Juliano Rodrigues dos Santos and Manmohan Singh and Michael M.H. Yang and Thorsten Jentzsch and Wolfgang Thomae and Worawat Limthongkul and Luong Minh Quang and Samuel K. Cho and Sang-Min Park},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neurospine},
  doi = {10.14245/ns.26521618.0809},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.26521618.0809}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Structured Debate and International Practice Patterns
AU  - Yi-Hao Liang
AU  - Borriwat Santipas
AU  - Adad Baranto
AU  - Antonio Faundez
AU  - Bo-Lai Chen
AU  - Christoph Siepe
AU  - Daniel Refai
AU  - Dennis Chiedu Agbazue
AU  - Dhawi Alotaibi
AU  - Dragoumis Dimitrios
AU  - Dong-Chan Lee
AU  - Florian Wanivenhaus
AU  - Jin-Sung Kim
AU  - Juliano Rodrigues dos Santos
AU  - Manmohan Singh
AU  - Michael M.H. Yang
AU  - Thorsten Jentzsch
AU  - Wolfgang Thomae
AU  - Worawat Limthongkul
AU  - Luong Minh Quang
AU  - Samuel K. Cho
AU  - Sang-Min Park
PY  - 2026
JO  - Neurospine
DO  - 10.14245/ns.26521618.0809
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Liang, Y., Santipas, B., Baranto, A., Faundez, A., Chen, B., Siepe, C., Refai, D., Agbazue, D. C., Alotaibi, D., Dimitrios, D., Lee, D., Wanivenhaus, F., Kim, J., Santos, J. R. D., Singh, M., Yang, M. M., Jentzsch, T., Thomae, W., Limthongkul, W., Quang, L. M., Cho, S. K., & Park, S. (2026). Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Structured Debate and International Practice Patterns. Neurospine. https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.26521618.0809

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