"Diskectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.444 E04.188.350 E04.555.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diskectomy- Diskectomy
- Diskectomies
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diskectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Johnson MD, Schwieterman W, Bugada M, Garner RM, Na J, Prestigiacomo CJ. History of Cervical Spine Localization: Surface Landmarks. World Neurosurg. 2025 Jan; 193:191-198.
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Johnson MD, Prestigiacomo CJ. Preincisional Localization: An Overlooked Contribution by Ralph Bingham Cloward. World Neurosurg. 2023 11; 179:37-42.
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Harrop JS, Gonzalez GA, Qasba RK, Porto G, Wainwright JV, Thalheimer S, Schorsch M, Vaccaro AR, Ghogawala Z. Does axial cervical pain improve with surgical fusion? A meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 09 01; 39(3):345-354.
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Toll BJ, Whitmore RG. Commentary: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Microendoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: A 1-Year Cost-Utility Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2023 09 01; 93(3):e59-e60.
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Johnson MD, Matur AV, Asghar F, Nasser R, Cheng JS, Prestigiacomo CJ. Right Versus Left Approach to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Anatomic Versus Historic Debate. World Neurosurg. 2020 Mar; 135:135-140.
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Strenge KB, DiPaola CP, Miller LE, Hill CP, Whitmore RG. Multicenter study of lumbar discectomy with Barricaid annular closure device for prevention of lumbar disc reherniation in US patients: A historically controlled post-market study protocol. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Aug; 98(35):e16953.
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Rihn JA, Bhat S, Grauer J, Harrop J, Ghogawala Z, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS. Economic and Outcomes Analysis of Recalcitrant Cervical Radiculopathy: Is Nonsurgical Management or Surgery More Cost-Effective? J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Jul 15; 27(14):533-540.
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Virk SS, Phillips FM, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Khan SN. What Factors Influence Reimbursement for 1 to 2 Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedures? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jan 01; 44(1):E33-E38.
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Wilson JR, Radcliff K, Schroeder G, Booth M, Lucasti C, Fehlings M, Ahmad N, Vaccaro A, Arnold P, Sciubba D, Ching A, Smith J, Shaffrey C, Singh K, Darden B, Daffner S, Cheng I, Ghogawala Z, Ludwig S, Buchowski J, Brodke D, Wang J, Lehman RA, Hilibrand A, Yoon T, Grauer J, Dailey A, Steinmetz M, Harrop JS. Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Survey Study From the Cervical Spine Research Society. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 06; 31(5):E270-E277.
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Ghogawala Z. Anterior Cervical Option to Manage Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2018 Jan; 29(1):83-89.