Laminectomy

"Laminectomy" 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.

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A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.

Descriptor ID	D007796
MeSH Number(s)	E02.718.563 E04.188.400 E04.525.450 E04.555.350
Concept/Terms	Laminectomy Laminectomy Laminectomies Laminotomy Laminotomy Laminotomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Orthopedic Procedures [E02.718]
Laminectomy [E02.718.563]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Decompression, Surgical [E04.188]
Laminectomy [E04.188.400]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Laminectomy [E04.525.450]
Orthopedic Procedures [E04.555]
Laminectomy [E04.555.350]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	1	1	2
2007	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1

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Sadrameli SS, Chan TM, Lee JJ, Desai VR, Holman PJ. Resection of Spinal Meningioma Using Ultrasonic BoneScalpel Microshaver: Cases, Technique, and Review of the Literature. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 11 16; 19(6):715-720.

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Aldave G, Hansen D, Hwang SW, Moreno A, Briceño V, Jea A. Spinal column shortening for tethered cord syndrome associated with myelomeningocele, lumbosacral lipoma, and lipomyelomeningocele in children and young adults. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jun; 19(6):703-710.

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Conner AK, Fung KM, Peterson JE, Glenn CA, Martin MD. Ectopic ganglion in cauda equina: case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jun; 24(6):937-40.

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Cherian J, Sayama CM, Adesina AM, Lam SK, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Multilevel thoracic hemangioma with spinal cord compression in a pediatric patient: case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Sep; 30(9):1571-6.

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Wong AP, Shih P, Smith TR, Slimack NP, Dahdaleh NS, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Smith ZA, Scheer JK, Koski TR, Liu JC, Fessler RG. Comparison of symptomatic cerebral spinal fluid leak between patients undergoing minimally invasive versus open lumbar foraminotomy, discectomy, or laminectomy. World Neurosurg. 2014 Mar-Apr; 81(3-4):634-40.

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Desai SK, Vadivelu S, Patel AJ, Brayton A, Jea A. Isolated cervical spinal canal stenosis at C-1 in the pediatric population and in Williams syndrome. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Jun; 18(6):558-63.

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Fridley JS, Jea A, Glover CD, Nguyen KP. Symptomatic postsurgical cerebrospinal fluid leak treated by aspiration and epidural blood patch under ultrasound guidance in 2 adolescents. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Jan; 11(1):87-90.

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Thomas JG, Boatey J, Brayton A, Jea A. Neurogenic claudication associated with posterior vertebral rim fractures in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Sep; 10(3):241-5.

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Qin C, Martinez M, Tang R, Huynh J, Goodman Keiser M, Farber JP, Carman JC, Wienecke GM, Niederauer G, Foreman RD. Is constant current or constant voltage spinal cord stimulation superior for the suppression of nociceptive visceral and somatic stimuli? A rat model. Neuromodulation. 2012 Mar-Apr; 15(2):132-42; discussion 143.

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Khaing ZZ, Geissler SA, Jiang S, Milman BD, Aguilar SV, Schmidt CE, Schallert T. Assessing forelimb function after unilateral cervical spinal cord injury: novel forelimb tasks predict lesion severity and recovery. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Feb 10; 29(3):488-98.

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