title: Transforaminal endoscopic microdiscectomy.
abstract: Foraminal epidural endoscopic surgery (FEES) is a minimally invasive spine surgery technique that allows maximum exposure for visualization, identification, and exploration of anatomy, pathology, and structures at risk; therefore, it provides for dissection of neuropathologic anatomy and documentation of surgical correction. Minimal intervention with maximum surgical capability supports consideration of FEES as "microdiscectomy through a cannula."
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23294, USA.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Mathews
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection