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The previous literature describes the PTP approach for interbody fusions; however, evaluation of its use for corpectomy is limited. This case series reports our experience with the PTP-corpectomy procedure at our institution. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed seven patients who underwent PTP-corpectomy surgery for complex spinal pathologies, including severe kyphoscoliosis, traumatic burst fractures, and revision in 2022\u20132025. Collected variables included demographics, comorbidities, surgical history, perioperative details, radiographic imaging, and clinical outcomes. Results: All seven patients successfully underwent PTP-corpectomy. The average operative time was 460.6 \u00b1 147.1 min, and the estimated blood loss (EBL) was 892.9 \u00b1 898.3 mL. Average length of stay (LOS) postoperatively was 6.7 \u00b1 3.0 days. One case required revision of a preexisting construct and complex wound closure with plastic surgery, which had significantly increased operative time and blood loss (767 min, 2700 mL). Excluding this complicated case, the average time was 409 \u00b1 63.7 min, and EBL was 591.7 \u00b1 454.3 mL. All seven patients maintained clinical stability postoperatively, demonstrating improvements in pain and functional status at latest follow-up. Follow-up time ranged from 41 to 375 days. Conclusions: Our experience adds to the limited body of evidence that the PTP approach is well suited for corpectomy procedures, and that it is feasible, safe, and effective at improving clinical outcomes for complex spinal pathologies. This series adds to the limited case volume describing this technique in the current literature. Future studies with larger patient populations are warranted to further validate these findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/brainsci16060616","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]],"date-time":"2026-06-08T10:04:14Z","timestamp":1780913054000},"page":"616","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Prone-Transpsoas Approach for Single-Position Lateral Corpectomy: A Case Series"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8313-5246","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James G.","family":"Lyman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-3215-4706","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael C.","family":"Oblich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4459-5504","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rishi","family":"Jain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7767-3906","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James M.","family":"Mossner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5242-1646","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Najib","family":"El Tecle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kevin","family":"Swong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"108","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-020-06471-y","article-title":"The prone transpsoas technique: Preliminary radiographic results of a multicenter experience","volume":"30","author":"Pimenta","year":"2021","journal-title":"Eur. 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