[Treatment of soft cervical hernia by percutaneous intradiscal injection of aprotinin].
Chemonucleolysis is widely used in the treatment of disease of the lumbar intervertebral disk. From a series of 34 patients the authors report their experience using this technique at the cervical level using aprotinin instead of chymopapain in cervical soft disk protrusion. They underline the technique, mechanism of aprotinin and indications.
D000328:Adult; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007404:Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007611:Aprotinin
Traitement des hernies cervicales molles par injection intradiscale percutanée d'aprotinine.