Automated percutaneous lumbar diskectomy.
Automated percutaneous lumbar diskectomy was introduced in 1985. Development of this technique was instigated by the general trend in medicine toward less invasive procedures. Technique, indications, patient selection, and a review of the current literature are presented. Cumulative data indicate that the procedure has the least potential to do harm compared to open operations for treating lumbar disk herniations.
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Department of Radiology, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008722:Methods; D013396:Suction; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed