Clinical Outcomes of Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression (SELD) in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Objective. Nowadays, trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) using slender epiduroscopy and laser is one of the preferred options for minimally invasive treatment in lumbar disc diseases. However, SELD is still in the initial stages of the global field of spine surgery, and the clinica...

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Published in:Pain research & management 2020-06, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-8
Main Authors: Kim, Woo Kyung, Ahn, Yong, Lee, Sang Gu, Son, Seong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Back pain
Backache
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Catheters
Clinical outcomes
Clinical Study
Endoscopy
Epidural
FDA approval
Hernia
Intervertebral disk
Intervertebral disk displacement
Lasers
Lasers in surgery
Ligaments
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical records
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Methods
Paralysis
Patient outcomes
Patient satisfaction
Spine
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Survival analysis
Variance analysis
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Summary:Objective. Nowadays, trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) using slender epiduroscopy and laser is one of the preferred options for minimally invasive treatment in lumbar disc diseases. However, SELD is still in the initial stages of the global field of spine surgery, and the clinical outcomes in patients with lumbar disc herniation are not established yet. Therefore, the authors investigated patients undergoing SELD to report the clinical results. Methods. Between November 2015 and November 2018, a total of 82 patients who underwent single-level SELD for lumbar disc herniation with a minimum follow-up of 6.0 months were enrolled. A retrospective review of clinical data was conducted. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for low back and leg pain and Odom’s criteria. Also, surgical outcomes, including complications and symptom recurrences, and radiological outcomes were analyzed. Results. Low back pain and leg pain as determined by the VAS improved from an average of 5.43 ± 1.73 and 6.10 ± 1.67 to 2.80 ± 1.43 and 3.58 ± 2.08 at the final follow-up (p
ISSN:1203-6765
1918-1523
DOI:10.1155/2020/1537875