Combined Anterior Approach with Transcorporeal Herniotomy for a Huge Migrated Cervical Disc Herniation.
10.14245/kjs.2011.8.4.292
- Author:
Kyung Chul CHOI
1
;
Yong AHN
;
Choon Dae LEE
;
Sang Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Wooridul Spine Hospital, Daegu, Korea. chul5104@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervical disc herniation;
Migration;
Epidural
- MeSH:
Diskectomy;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Radiculopathy;
Spinal Cord Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2011;8(4):292-294
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The report describes the herniation of a huge migrated cervical disc, which was treated by a combined anterior approach. A 50-year-old man presented with radiculopathy and myelopathy. Radiological images revealed the herniation of a huge disc which had migrated superiorly from the C6-7 disc to the C5-6 disc. We tried to combine an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and transcorporeal herniotomy to avoid corpectomy. Postoperatively, successful clinical and radiological results were obtained. It is therefore possible to remove a huge migrated herniated cervical disc completely by a combined ACDF and trancorporeal approach without corpectomy.
