A Modified Approach of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD) for Far Lateral Disc Herniation at L5-S1 with Foot Drop.
- Author:
Eun Hee CHUN
1
;
Hahck Soo PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Drop foot; Endoscopy; Herniated disc; Local anesthesia; Low back pain; Percutaneous discectomy
- MeSH: Anesthesia, Local; Diskectomy*; Diskectomy, Percutaneous; Endoscopes; Endoscopy; Epidural Space; Foot*; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Laminectomy; Low Back Pain
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain 2016;29(1):57-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Foraminal or extraforaminal Far Lateral Disc Herniations (FLDH) extending into or beyond the foraminal zone have been recognized as between 7-12% of all lumbosacral disc herniations. Conventional posterior laminectomy may not provide good access to a herniation that lies far lateral to the lateral margin of the pedicle. Use of the endoscopic technique through a percutaneous approach to treat such FLDH patients can decrease the surgical morbidity while achieving better outcomes. We made an effort to utilize the advantages of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and to determine the appropriate approach for FLDH at the level between the 5th Lumbar and first Sacral vertebrae(L5-S1). The authors present a case of an endoscopically resected lumbar extruded disc of the left extraforaminal zone with superior foraminal migration at the level of L5-S1, which had led to foot drop, while placing the endoscope in the anterior epidural space without facetectomy.
