Herniated Lumbar Discs Treated with Conventional Open Surgery after the Failure of Laser Discectomy: Report of Three Cases.
- Author:
Young Jun KWON
1
;
Gook Ki KIM
;
Young Jin LIM
;
Tae Sung KIM
;
Bong Am RHEE
;
Won LEEM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laser discectomy;
Indications
- MeSH:
Diskectomy*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1997;26(8):1139-1144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thepercutaneous treatmentof lumbardisc diseasewithlaser energyhas recently emerged as an alternative to standard open surgery or mechanical percutaneous methods. The indications of percutaneousendoscopic laser discectomy should, however, be well evaluated according to clinical and morphological criteria. We report three cases of herniated lumbar disc treated with conventional open surgery after the failure of laser discectomy.
