Nucleoplasty in a patient with cervical disc extrusion with radiating pain of an upper extremity
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 203-207, 2009.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-107281
ABSTRACT
Conventional open discectomy is considered as the standard treatment for cervical disc herniation.However, open discectomy does not always yield a successful result.Nucleoplasty is a newly developed minimal invasive spinal surgery that uses the Coblation technique.The concept of Coblation involves the use of radiofrequency energy to ablate the nucleus pulposus tissue in a controlled approach leading to reduction of pressure on the nerve roots.Inclusion criteria for candidates for nucleoplasty include complaints of symptoms related to a contained herniated disc or focal protrusion.We describe here our experience with the use of nucleoplasty for a 49-year-old male patient with a cervical disc extrusion.Percutaneous decompression with nucleoplasty using the Coblation technique for the treatment of cervical disc extrusion was successfully performed with an excellent result.
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Asunto principal:
Discectomía
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Descompresión
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Desplazamiento del Disco Intervertebral
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Año:
2009
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