title: [CT-controlled percutaneous lumbar discectomy in therapy of radicular pain].
abstract: Percutaneous disc decompression using the Decompressor system is another treatment option for patients suffering from chronic discogenic leg pain. This is the first report on a patient undergoing this procedure under CT-control. A 49 year old man with radicular leg pain showed significant pain reduction after percutaneus decompression of a discal herniation at the L4/5 level. The new system enables qualitative and quantitative measures of the removed disc material. CT-control ensures exact positioning of the device.
authors.affiliation: Marienkrankenhaus Soest, Abt. für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin. dr.lierz@marienkrankenhaus-soest.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lierz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felleiter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alo
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed