Open AccessTwo-level percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for highly migrated upper lumbar disc herniation: A case report
Author(s) -
Xiaodong Wu,
Zihua Li,
Yunfeng Yang,
Xin Gu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.168
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , percutaneous , low back pain , lumbar , visual analogue scale , magnetic resonance imaging , asymptomatic , discectomy , physical examination , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
The technique of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) as a transforaminal approach has been used to treat highly migrated lower lumbar disc herniations. However, due to the different anatomic characteristics of the upper lumbar spine, conventional transforaminal PELD may fail to remove the highly migrated upper lumbar disc nucleus pulposus. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe a novel surgical technique, two-level PELD, for the treatment of highly migrated upper lumbar disc herniations and to report its related clinical outcomes.