Discectomy

Discectomy
Discectomy
Intervention

Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. ("Intervertebral fibrocartilage", an old name for the intervertebral disc, labeled at center left.)
ICD-9-CM 80.51
MeSH D017586

A Discectomy (also called open discectomy) is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which causes pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures (i.e. Microdiscectomy, Endoscopic Discectomy, and Laser Discectomy). In conjunction with the traditional discectomy, a laminectomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc. In this procedure, a small piece of bone (the lamina) is removed from the affected vertebra, allowing the surgeon to better see and access the area of disc herniation.

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v · d · eOrthopedic surgery, operations/surgeries and other procedures on bones and joints (ICD-9-CM V3 76-81, ICD-10-PCS 0P-S)
Bones
Facial
Spine
Coccygectomy · Laminotomy · Laminectomy · Laminoplasty · Corpectomy · Facetectomy · Foraminotomy · Vertebral fixation · Percutaneous vertebroplasty
Upper extremity
Lower extremity
General
Cartilage
Joints
Spine
Upper extremity

Shoulder surgery (Shoulder replacement, Bankart repair, Weaver-Dunn procedure) · Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction · Hand surgery (Brunelli procedure)

exam: Shoulder examination (Jobe's test, Adson's sign) · Elbow examination (Elbow extension test) · Wrist examination (Tinel sign/Phalen maneuver, Finkelstein's test)
General

M: BON/CAR

anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M5)

M: JNT

anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys

noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M01C, M4)
v · d · eSurgery, Nervous system: neurosurgical and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 01–05+89.1, ICD-10-PCS 00-01)
Skull
CNS
Cerebral meninges

Spinal cord and roots (Cordotomy, Rhizotomy)

Vertebrae and intervertebral discs: see Template:Bone, cartilage, and joint procedures
CT head · Cerebral angiography · Pneumoencephalography · Echoencephalography/Transcranial doppler · MRI of brain and brain stem · Brain PET · SPECT of brain · Myelography
Diagnostic
PNS
Sympathetic nerves or ganglia
Nerves (general)
Diagnostic

M: CNS

anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp

noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

M: PNS

anat(h/r/t/c/b/l/s/a)/phys(r)/devp/prot/nttr/nttm/ntrp

noco/auto/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(N1B)
v · d · eSurgery: surgical procedures (including Ectomy, stomy, and otomy)
Ectomy
Genital
Musculoskeletal
Gastrointestinal
Respiratory
Endocrine
Renal
Lymphatic
Ungrouped
Embolectomy · Endarterectomy · Frenectomy · Ganglionectomy · Lobectomy · Myomectomy · Panniculectomy · Pericardiectomy
Stomy
Gastrointestinal
Urogenital
Nervous system
Otomy
Urogenital
Amniotomy · Clitoridotomy · Hysterotomy · Hymenotomy · Episiotomy · Meatotomy  · Nephrotomy
Nervous system
Musculoskeletal
Myotomy · Tenotomy · Fasciotomy · Escharotomy · Osteotomy · Arthrotomy
Gastrointestinal
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Cardiotomy · Phlebotomy
Ungrouped

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