Diskectomy

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.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): E02.718.444, E04.188.350, E04.555.200

MeSH Unique ID: D017586

Entry Terms:

• Diskectomies
• Discectomy
• Discectomies

Previous Indexing:

• Intervertebral Disk Displacement/surgery (1968-1993)
• Intervertebral Disk/surgery (1966-1993)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Orthopedic Procedures
Diskectomy
Diskectomy, Percutaneous

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Decompression, Surgical
Diskectomy
Diskectomy, Percutaneous

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Orthopedic Procedures
Diskectomy
Diskectomy, Percutaneous