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.
Translated title of the contribution | CT-controlled percutaneous lumbar discectomy in therapy of radicular pain |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 179-183 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Anasthesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2005 |
Keywords
- Decompression
- Discogenic leg pain
- Intervertebral disc
- Percutaneous discectomy
- Radicular pain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine