title: Cervical intradiskal injection of aprotinin. Technical note and preliminary report.
abstract: Chemonucleolysis is widely used in the treatment of disease of the lumbar intervertebral disk. From a series of 28 patients, the authors report their experience using this technique at the cervical level using aprotinin instead of chymopapain.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007611:Aprotinin