Percutaneous Intervertebral Disc Coagulation Therapy (PDCT) by Plasma Light: Preliminary Data from the First Experience in Europe

Purpose: To retrospectively assess safety and potential effectiveness of percutaneous intervertebral disc coagulation therapy (PDCT) using plasma thermal reaction for the treatment of lumbar and cervical disc hernias resistant to…

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CT-Guided Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression for Lumbar Discogenic Radiculopathy-Performance of a Novel Combi-Therapy

Background and objectives: On the basis of reported immediate and short-term excruciating pain by patients in the post-procedural period of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) in our…

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Current Concepts in Intradiscal Percutaneous Minimally Invasive Procedures for Chronic Low Back Pain

Study design: A systemic review of thermal annular procedures (TAPs) and percutaneous disk decompression procedures (PDDPs) for the treatment of discogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP) was conducted. Objective: The…

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Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a network meta-analysis

Purpose: The aim of this network meta-analysis (NMA) was to compare the complication rates of discectomy/microdiscectomy, percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD), percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD), microendoscopic discectomy (MED), and…

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Application of a modified optical fiber in targeted percutaneous laser disc decompression of lumbar disc herniation: A retrospective study

. 2019 Nov;18(5):3552-3562. doi: 10.3892/etm.2019.7983. Epub 2019 Sep 6. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China. 2 Department…

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A case report of May-Thurner syndrome induced by anterior lumbar disc herniation: Novel treatment with radiofrequency thermocoagulation

Rationale: Lumbar degeneration-related May-Thurner syndrome (dMTS) is characterized by venous compression induced by degenerated lower lumbar structures. Treatment strategies for May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) include clearing the thrombus and correcting venous…

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Effectiveness of intradiscal injection of radiopaque gelified ethanol (DiscoGel(®)) versus percutaneous laser disc decompression in patients with chronic radicular low back pain

Background: Low back pain secondary to discopathy is a common pain disorder. Multiple minimally invasive therapeutic modalities have been proposed; however, to date no study has compared percutaneous laser disc…

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A Novel Combination Technique: Three Points of Epiduroscopic Laser Neural Decompression and Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression With the Ho:YAG Laser in an MSU Classification 3AB Herniated Disc

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of simultaneous epiduroscopic laser neural disc decompression (ELND) and percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) applications using a holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG)…

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Outcomes with transforaminal endoscopic versus percutaneous laser decompression for contained lumbar herniated disc: a survival analysis of treatment benefit

Background: Contained lumbar disc herniations frequently cause back- and leg pain. Clinical outcomes with surgical treatment may be affected by the size and location of the disc herniation. The surgical…

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Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: This meta-analysis aims to compare the complication rates of discectomy/microdiscectomy (OD/MD), microendoscopic discectomy (MED), percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD), percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD), and tubular discectomy for symptomatic…

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