title: [Foraminal and latero-foraminal hernia. Mid-term results of percutaneous techniques nucleolysis-nucleotomy].
abstract: Forty cases of foraminal (28) and lateroforaminal (12) herniated discs treated either by nucleolysis (N.L.) or percutaneous automated nucleotomy (P.A.N.) were investigated over a period of 12 months or more. The group of patients treated with P.A.N. (15 males, 5 females) with a mean age of 41.8 years, had severe radicular pain in 25% of cases, caused by foraminal (15 cases) and lateroforaminal (5 cases) herniated discs which were predominantly located at the L4-L5 level (12 cases). The group of patients treated with N.L. (13 M, 7 F) with a mean age of 50.3 years complained of severe radicular pain in 65% of cases, caused by foraminal (13 cases) and lateroforaminal (7 cases) disc herniations evenly distributed over the last three mobile segments. The overall results obtained with N.L and P.A.N. showed a 67.5% success rate. The best results were obtained in cases of cruralgia with severe radicular pain caused by foraminal herniated disc at the L3-L4 or L4-L5 levels. A significantly better result was obtained in the group of patients treated by N.L. (80% success rate) than in the group of patients treated by P.A.N. (p < 0.04).
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonafé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tremoulet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabatier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boetto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Docco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manelfe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007404:Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Hernies foraminales et latéroforaminales. Résultats à moyen terme des techniques percutanées nucléolyse-nucléotomie.