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Diskectomy, Percutaneous MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Diskectomy, Percutaneous
Tree Number(s)
E02.718.444.200
E04.188.350.200
E04.555.200.200
Unique ID
D017587
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017587
Annotation
entry term NUCLEOTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS refers only to the NUCLEUS PULPOSUS
Scope Note
Percutaneous excision of a herniated or displaced INTERVERTEBRAL DISC by posterolateral approach, always remaining outside the spinal canal. Percutaneous nucleotomy was first described by Hijikata in Japan in 1975. In 1985 Onik introduced automated percutaneous nucleotomy which consists in percutaneous aspiration of the nucleus pulposus. It is carried out under local anesthesia, thus reducing the surgical insult and requiring brief hospitalization, often performed on an outpatient basis. It appears to be a well-tolerated alternative to surgical diskectomy and chymopapain nucleolysis.
Entry Term(s)
Discectomy, Percutaneous
Nucleotomy, Percutaneous
Previous Indexing
Intervertebral Disk Displacement/surgery (1983-1993)
Intervertebral Disk/surgery (1983-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2017/06/20
Diskectomy, Percutaneous Preferred
Nucleotomy, Percutaneous Narrower
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