"Diskectomy" 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.
Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.
| Descriptor ID |
D017586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.444 E04.188.350 E04.555.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diskectomy- Diskectomy
- Diskectomies
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diskectomy" by people in Profiles.
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A Novel Option for Revision Medialization: Repeat Reinnervation. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jan; 135(1):239-240.
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of pediatric Hirayama disease. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 May; 40(5):1427-1434.
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The minimally invasive paramedian approach for foraminal disc herniation. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 May; 75:62-65.
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Comparing Short-term Complications of Inpatient Versus Outpatient Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Analysis of 6940 Patients Using the ACS-NSQIP Database. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 02; 31(1):43-47.
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Pulmonary embolism caused by thrombin-based haemostatic matrix. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Dec 07; 2017.
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Cervical Spine Spondylodiscitis After Esophageal Dilation in Patients With a History of Laryngectomy or Pharyngectomy and Pharyngeal Irradiation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 05 01; 142(5):467-71.
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Reliable Intraoperative Repair Nuances of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:252-259.
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Endplate changes following discectomy: natural history and associations between imaging and clinical data. Eur Spine J. 2015 Nov; 24(11):2449-57.
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A comparative effectiveness study of patient-rated and radiographic outcome after 2 types of decompression with fusion for spondylotic myelopathy: anterior cervical discectomy versus corpectomy. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Jul; 35(1):E4.
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Measuring surgical outcomes in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: assessment of minimum clinically important difference. PLoS One. 2013; 8(6):e67408.