Diskectomy
"Diskectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.
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D017586
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.200
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Concept/Terms |
Diskectomy- Diskectomy
- Diskectomies
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
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Park JJ, Quirno M, Cunningham MR, Schwarzkopf R, Bendo JA, Spivak JM, Goldstein JA. Analysis of segmental cervical spine vertebral motion after prodisc-C cervical disc replacement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Apr 15; 35(8):E285-9.
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Murrey D, Janssen M, Delamarter R, Goldstein J, Zigler J, Tay B, Darden B. Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. Spine J. 2009 Apr; 9(4):275-86.
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Yaszay B, Bendo JA, Goldstein JA, Quirno M, Spivak JM, Errico TJ. Effect of intervertebral disc height on postoperative motion and outcomes after ProDisc-L lumbar disc replacement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Mar 01; 33(5):508-12; discussion 513.
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Holcomb GW, Mencio GA, Green NE. Video-assisted thoracoscopic diskectomy and fusion. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Jul; 32(7):1120-2.
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