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Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis (Discolysis) Summary

Description: The dissolving of the nucleus pulposus, the semi-gelatinous tissue of a displaced INTERVERTEBRAL DISK. It is usually achieved by the direct injection of a proteolytic enzyme, especially CHYMOPAPAIN, into the herniated disk.

Also Known As: Discolysis; Chemolyses, Intervertebral Disk; Chemonucleolyses; Discolyses; Disk Chemolyses, Intervertebral Show All >>

Networked: 191 relevant articles (19 outcomes, 12 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 8 outcomes 2 studies in 33 results
  2. Sciatica (Sciatic Neuralgia) : 7 outcomes 1 study in 53 results
  3. Hernia (Hernias) : 3 outcomes 2 studies in 17 results
  4. Radiculopathy (Radiculopathy, Cervical) : 3 outcomes in 8 results
  5. Cicatrix (Scar) : 1 outcome 3 studies in 7 results
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Drugs Related to Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis

  1. Ozone
  2. Collagenases (Collagenase)
  3. Oxygen
  4. Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol)
  5. Chymopapain (Chymodiactin)
  6. Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
  7. Chondroitin ABC Lyase
  8. Antibodies
  9. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride)
  10. Cysteine Proteases (Cysteine Protease)
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Therapies Related to Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis

  1. Diskectomy (Discectomy)
  2. Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis (Discolysis)
  3. Laminectomy
  4. Decompression
  5. Percutaneous Diskectomy
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