Nucleoplasty in a patient with cervical disc extrusion with radiating pain of an upper extremity.
- Author:
Ji Yung RO
1
;
Chung Sik OH
;
Ok Sun KIM
;
Duk Kyung KIM
;
Nam Sik WOO
;
Hwa Yong SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. pain@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cervical;
disc;
nucleoplasty
- MeSH:
Decompression;
Diskectomy;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc Displacement;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2009;4(3):203-207
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Conventional open discectomy is considered as the standard treatment for cervical disc herniation.However, open discectomy does not always yield a successful result.Nucleoplasty is a newly developed minimal invasive spinal surgery that uses the Coblation technique.The concept of Coblation involves the use of radiofrequency energy to ablate the nucleus pulposus tissue in a controlled approach leading to reduction of pressure on the nerve roots.Inclusion criteria for candidates for nucleoplasty include complaints of symptoms related to a contained herniated disc or focal protrusion.We describe here our experience with the use of nucleoplasty for a 49-year-old male patient with a cervical disc extrusion.Percutaneous decompression with nucleoplasty using the Coblation technique for the treatment of cervical disc extrusion was successfully performed with an excellent result.
