Structured Summary
Abstract
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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3 entry terms
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
- Diskectomies
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS is also available
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- Intervertebral Disk Displacement/surgery (1968-1993)
- Intervertebral Disk/surgery (1966-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diskectomy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017586
- Diskectomy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discectomy
- Diskectomy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3029776