"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 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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Congenital Fusion of Dens to T3 Vertebra in Klippel-Feil Syndrome. World Neurosurg. 2020 11; 143:18-22.
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An Unusual Cause of a Pathological Vertebral Fracture: Solitary Plasmacytoma. Am J Med Sci. 2020 08; 360(2):206-207.
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Minimally Invasive Tubular Tethered Cord Release in the Pediatric Population. World Neurosurg. 2019 Aug; 128:e912-e917.
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Contribution of Lordotic Correction on C5 Palsy Following Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion. Neurosurgery. 2016 Dec; 79(6):816-822.
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Contralateral osteotomy of the pedicle and posterolateral elements for en bloc resection: a technique for oncological resection of posterolateral spinal tumors. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Mar; 26(3):275-281.
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Myasthenia Gravis Presentation After a Cervical Laminectomy With Fusion. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2016 Jul-Aug; 35(4):190-4.
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An efficient device to experimentally model compression injury of mammalian spinal cord. Exp Neurol. 2015 Sep; 271:515-23.
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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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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the cauda equina with craniospinal metastasis. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 21(12):2239-42.
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Symptomatic postsurgical cerebrospinal fluid leak treated by aspiration and epidural blood patch under ultrasound guidance in 2 adolescents. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Jan; 11(1):87-90.