title: Cervical chymopapain nucleolysis: MR imaging assessment of chymopapain efficacy.
abstract: Soft cervical disc herniations can be treated by minimally invasive procedures with excellent results. Chemonucleolysis with chymopapain is one alternative to surgery that is shown to be innocuous within a strict technical framework. MR imaging allows an accurate diagnosis of the cause of cervical root compression, thus facilitating the choice of conventional surgery or minimally invasive procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Universidad Complutense (FG-C), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gómez-Castresana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vázquez Herrero
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Baltés Horche
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Navia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology*; D002917:Chymopapain / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007404:Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002917:Chymopapain