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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Orthopedic Procedures > Diskectomy
Therapeutics > Orthopedic Procedures > Diskectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Decompression, Surgical > Diskectomy

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Diskectomy  

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Entry terms

  • Discectomies
  • Discectomy

Note

  • DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS is also available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 94

In other languages

  • diskektomia

    Finnish

  • discectomia
  • nikamavälilevyn poisto
  • nikamavälilevyn poistoleikkaus
  • Diskektomi

    Swedish

  • Diskexstirpation

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017586

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