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Diskectomy (Discectomy) Summary

Description: Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk. 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.

Also Known As: Discectomy; Discectomies; Diskectomies

Networked: 1504 relevant articles (117 outcomes, 165 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Diskectomy is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 35 outcomes 42 studies in 281 results
  2. Radiculopathy (Radiculopathy, Cervical) : 14 outcomes 24 studies in 207 results
  3. Spinal Cord Diseases : 10 outcomes 20 studies in 137 results
  4. Spondylosis : 8 outcomes 4 studies in 76 results
  5. Sciatica (Sciatic Neuralgia) : 7 outcomes 6 studies in 70 results
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Drugs Related to Diskectomy

  1. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride)
  2. pregabalin (Lyrica)
  3. gabapentin (Neurontin)
  4. Methylprednisolone
  5. Morphine (MS Contin)
  6. levobupivacaine (Chirocaine)
  7. Triamcinolone Acetonide (Azmacort)
  8. Minocycline (Cyclops)
  9. beta-tricalcium phosphate
  10. etoricoxib
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Therapies Related to Diskectomy

  1. Laminectomy
  2. Decompression
  3. Transplants (Transplant)
  4. Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis (Discolysis)
  5. Homologous Transplantation (Allograft)
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