상지 방사통을 동반한 경추부 추간판 탈출증 환자에서의 수핵성형술 -증례 보고

• Published in: Anesthesia and pain medicine (Korean society of anesthesiologists) 2009, 4(3), , pp.203-207
• Main Authors: 노지영, 오충식, 김옥선, 김덕경, 우남식, 신화용
• Format: Article
• Language: Korean
• Subjects: 마취과학
• ISSN: 1975-5171; 2383-7977

Conventional open discectomy is considered as the standard treatment for cervical disc herniation. However, open discectomy does not always yield a successful result. Nucleoplasty is a newly developed minimal invasive spinal surgery that uses the Coblation technique. The concept of Coblation involves the use of radiofrequency energy to ablate the nucleus pulposus tissue in a controlled approach leading to reduction of pressure on the nerve roots. Inclusion criteria for candidates for nucleoplasty include complaints of symptoms related to a contained herniated disc or focal protrusion. We describe here our experience with the use of nucleoplasty for a 49-year-old male patient with a cervical disc extrusion. Percutaneous decompression with nucleoplasty using the Coblation technique for the treatment of cervical disc extrusion was successfully performed with an excellent result. KCI Citation Count: 3