Photomedicine and laser surgery
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Photomed Laser Surg · Mar 2016
Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression for Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Preliminary Case Series.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) in patients with a herniated lumbar disc. ⋯ The VAS score and ODI significantly improved after SELD in herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) patients with LBP and radiculopathy. Postoperative MRI showed a notable decrease in the HNP size and a reduction in neural compression. SELD is suggested to be an effective therapeutic modality for patients with symptomatic HNP.