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Descriptor English:   Diskectomy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Discectomía 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Discotomia 
Synonyms English:   Discectomies
Diskectomies
Discectomy  
Tree Number:   E04.555.200
Definition English:   Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. 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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS is also available
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology RH rehabilitation
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   31505 
Unique Identifier:   D017586 

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