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Endoscopic Disc Surgery / Endoscopic Discectomy

After giving local anesthetic to skin and deeper tissue, we insert Endoscope into slipped disc. With the use of Endoscopic forcep, and laser fiber, we remove the protruded or herniated disc under direct vision.  So ultimately it relieve s pressure from the pinched nerves and decompress the bulging disc.

Why we required endoscopic discectomy ?

Individual who has chronic back pain with leg pain.

It is often used to treat patients suffering from degenerated disc, bulging disc or herniated disc, that compresses the nerve roots cause sciatica and lower back pain.

What are the indications?

  • Who has lower back pain with severe leg pain
  • Patients who have failed with conservative and physical therapy
  • Patient who does not want to open spine and preserve their spine structures

Advantages of endoscopic discectomy or endoscopic disc removal :

  • Without surgery you can get rid of sciatica
  • There is no need to open up spine by making key hole incision, we access the herniated disc. Here no any cutting of bones and muscles are required. We dilate the muscles and tissues while accessing the disc. These lead to less tissue destruction, less post operative pain, an early rehabilitation.
  • Here there is no need to remove healthy part of disc because we only remove the herniated or protruded part which is culprit for herniation, so there is no cutting, no bleeding no scarring.

  • Early and rapid recovery as compared to open surgery
  • Less post operative pain
  • Early mobilizations
  • Stitch less procedures. No scar.
  • Rewarding procedure in young patient
  • Done under local anaesthesia and sedation.
  • Patient is awake, so nerve root injury will not occur.
  • Cost effective due to less hospital stay
  • Can resume work within few weeks
  • No complete bed rest needed.
  • Prevent irrevesible damage from old cutting open spine surgery.
  • Highly effective and completely safe and secure as compared to open surgery.