Definition: 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.
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS is also available
ExamplesDiskectomy, Percutaneous
Other names Discectomy; Diskectomies; Discectomies
