http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com Internet resources relating to Percutaneous Diskectomy <br>MeSH Search Term "Diskectomy, Percutaneous"[mesh] <br>ICD-10 Code n/a <br>SNOMED-CT Term Percutaneous discectomy (procedure) Concept ID: 178668000 en-us Sun Dec 03 2017 07:01:21 GMT Copyright 2005 OWL Inc. orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (Christian Veillette) orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (OWL Inc.) http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/18093.html Conclusions Intraforaminal and extraforaminal nerve root compression is a rare but distinct pathological condition causing severe radiculopathy. Endoscopic decompression surgery is considered to be an appropriate and less invasive surgical option.<br> Endoscopic decompression for intraforaminal and extraforaminal nerve root compression Toshio Doi , Katsumi Harimaya , Yoshihiro Matsumoto , Osamu Tono , Kiyoshi Tarukado and Yukihide Iwamoto Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011, 6:16 2011-04-13 07:01:21 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=18093 Doi et al http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/15788.html Chronic low back pain is one of the major chronic debilitating conditions involving tremendous loss of money, work, and quality time. Laser is used in different fields of medicine with unique advantages. In treatment of lumbar disc disease, it is useful and advantageous. Laser discectomy is an outpatient procedure with one-step insertion of a needle into the disc space. Disc material is not removed; instead, nucleus pulposus is burned by the laser. Laser discectomy is minimally invasive, cost-effective, free of postoperative pain syndromes, and is starting to be more used at various centers.<br> Jasvinder Chawla, MBBS, MD, MBA Updated: May 17, 2009 2009-08-20 07:01:21 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=15788 Jasvinder Chawla, MBBS, MD, MBA