• César Luiz Bertonha, Lucas Mathias Bertonha, Stephanie Louise R Telles, Juliana M Bertonha, Ivair Rodrigues Ferreira Neto, Marcus André Acioly, and Óscar L Alves.
• Division of Neurosurgery, Santa Tereza Hospital, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
• World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 1; 181: 6126-12.

BackgroundThirty years have passed since Kambin's first clinical series of lumbar disc herniations (LDH) treated by arthroscopic microdiscectomy. Despite several advances in this interim, sequestrated LDHs over the dorsal aspect of the dura, and high-grade up- or downward disc migration have been a relative limitation of the transforaminal endoscopic technique. The interlaminar window was the next step to deal with such highly migrated LDHs. Favorable outcomes were obtained in 70-90% of the patients in the long-term, but recurrence rates remained high (approximately 12%), and the approach could be limited by the size of the interlaminar window. Few relevant studies have addressed the role of translaminar full endoscopic technique for migrated LDHs. To describe an innovative modification of the translaminar full endoscopic approach with Tom Shidi needles.MethodsThis technical modification is presented in a detailed fashion for treating these challenging LDHs and illustrated through a clinical case.ResultsThe patient underwent successful translaminar full endoscopic technique with complete pain resolution postoperatively. The postprocedural course was uneventful. A follow-up imaging showed no evidence of residual LDHs fragments.ConclusionsTranslaminar full endoscopic technique with Tom Shidi needles is a promising modification of the previously presented interlaminar and translaminar endoscopic routes in the treatment of migrated LDHs to fasten surgical procedures and increase the safety of spinal canal manipulation.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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