"Laminectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
| Descriptor ID |
D007796
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.563 E04.188.400 E04.525.450 E04.555.350
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Primary extradural meningioma presenting as a neck mass: Case report and review of the literature. Head Neck. 2015 Aug; 37(8):E92-5.
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Endovascular treatment of postlaminectomy aortic pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2008 May; 47(5):1083-5.
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Signaling mechanisms of angiotensin II-induced attenuation of GABAergic input to hypothalamic presympathetic neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2007 May; 97(5):3279-87.
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Evaluation of DuraGen in preventing peridural fibrosis in rabbits. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005. J Neurosurg Spine. 2006 Jan; 4(1):51-9.
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty--a technique to treat refractory spinal pain in the setting of advanced metastatic cancer: a case series. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2005 Jul; 30(1):87-95.
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Chiari I malformation and acute acquired comitant esotropia: case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2005 May; 102(4 Suppl):407-12.
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Risk factors for scoliosis in children with neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Mar 01; 61(3):865-9.
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Combined chest wall resection with vertebrectomy and spinal reconstruction for the treatment of Pancoast tumors. J Neurosurg. 1999 Jul; 91(1 Suppl):74-80.
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Spinal epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis with cord compression in a patient with refractory sideroblastic anemia. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1982 Sep; 57(3):399-406.