"Diskectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.
| Descriptor ID |
D017586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.444 E04.188.350 E04.555.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diskectomy- Diskectomy
- Diskectomies
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diskectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Contralateral Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 01 01; 13(1).
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Trans-Oesophageal Migration of Pulled-Out Locking Screw (Zero-Profile Implant System) and its Retrieval Using Suction Catheter: A Technical Note. Neurol India. 2022 Mar-Apr; 70(2):749-752.
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Prospective comparison of dysphagia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with and without rhBMP-2. Spine J. 2022 02; 22(2):256-264.
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Front-Back Cervical Deformity Correction by Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Posterior Instrumentation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 08 16; 21(3):E235.
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Pseudarthrosis rate following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion using an allograft cellular bone matrix: a multi-institutional analysis. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 06; 50(6):E6.
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Coagulation Profile as a Significant Risk Factor for Short-Term Complications and Mortality after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2021 04; 148:e74-e86.
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Trends in National Use of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion from 2006 to 2016. World Neurosurg. 2020 06; 138:e42-e51.
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Letter to the Editor. Local steroid application during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 11 02; 30(2):296-297.
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Comparing Short-term Complications of Inpatient Versus Outpatient Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Analysis of 6940 Patients Using the ACS-NSQIP Database. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 02; 31(1):43-47.
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Response to the Letter: Predictors for Airway Complications Following Single or Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 09 15; 42(18):E1095-E1096.