Percutaneous endoscopic decompression for calcified thoracic disc herniation using a novel T rigid bendable burr.
Autor: Zhang, Lei-Ming; Lv, Wen-Ying; Cheng, Gang; Wang, Deng-Yuan; Zhang, Jian-Ning; Zhang, Xi-Feng
Publication year: 2023
British journal of neurosurgery
issn:1360-046X 0268-8697
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1557593
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The basic endoscopic instruments are not suitable for removing calcified or hard discs in patients with thoracic disc herniations (TDH). We describe a percutaneous endoscopic technique for the treatment of calcified TDH using an endoscopic drill system with a T rigid bendable burr. METHODS: Eleven patients (8 males, mean age 42.1 years) with single-segmental calcified TDH were treated with percutaneous endoscopic surgeries. RESULTS: Our technique using this endoscopic drill system with a T rigid bendable burr is safe and effective for the treatment of calcified TDH. CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous endoscopic decompression using the T rigid bendable burr is a safe and reproducible surgical procedure for the treatment of calcified TDH.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30688109
Tags: Humans; Male; Adult; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery; minimally invasive surgery; calcification; *Intervertebral Disc Displacement/diagnostic imaging/surgery; Thoracic Vertebrae/surgery; Decompression, Surgical/methods; Endoscopy/methods; Percutaneous endoscopy; thoracic disc herniation
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30688109/