Outpatient discolysis with chymopapain.
Findings in a two- to four-year followup of 231 patients who have undergone outpatient chemonucleolysis are reported. Successful outcomes were determined in 88% of cases by the respondents themselves, and in 67% by an independent reviewer. Concerns of outpatient conduct of chemonucleolysis are discussed, noting that all instances of intraoperative complications were successfully managed, including two cases of anaphylaxis.
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