ABSTRACT
La Discectomía Percutánea Endoscópica Lumbar es una técnica mínimamente invasiva para el tratamiento de las hernias discales lumbares con resultados comparables a la microdiscectomía lumbar. La principal complicación, los fragmentos discales remanentes, son en gran parte producidos por la limitación de movimiento del endoscopio una vez realizada la punción. Presentamos una nota técnica y aplicación en un caso ejemplo de lo que hemos llamado "libre flotación foraminal": un acceso al espacio epidural por vía transforaminal que mantiene la libertad de movimiento y permite una exploración endoscópica en busca de fragmentos remanentes.
Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy is a minimally-invasive surgical approach for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, with outcomes similar to open micro-discectomy. The main complication residual disc fragments is largely caused by a rigid endoscopic trajectory once the puncture has been made. We present a technical note of a surgery performed in a patient who underwent what we have called a "free foraminal flotation technique": accessing the epidural space through a transforaminal approach that maintains freedom of movement and allows for endoscopic exploration to locate residual disc fragments.
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Humans , Hernia , Diskectomy, Percutaneous , Diskectomy , Lumbosacral RegionABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of intraoperative monitoring with transcranial Doppler during the carotid endarterectomy. Description: In the last two years we performed 15 carotid endarterectomies with transcranial doppler intraoperative monitoring. In all case we didnt use a shunt during the procedure based on the monitoring results. Results: All patients recovered without any neurological deficit. Conclusions: Intraoperative monitoring with transcranial Doppler seems to be a good method to determinate the use or not of a shunt during the procedure.