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Kishima K, Yagi K, Yamashita K, Tezuka F, Morimoto M, Takata Y, Sakai T, Maeda T, Sairyo K. Full-endoscopic spine surgery in oldest old patients aged over 90 years:A case report. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2024; 71:169-173. [PMID: 38735715 DOI: 10.2152/jmi.71.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Transforaminal full-endoscopic spine surgery (FESS) is the least invasive spinal surgery and can be performed under local anesthesia. In Japan, the population is rapidly aging and the number of spinal surgeries performed in the elderly is also increasing. OBJECT In this report, we describe 3 patients aged 90 years or older in whom we performed FESS under local anesthesia. CASE The first case was a 90-year-old man who presented with severe leg pain. He had multiple medical comorbidities and was unsuitable for general anesthesia. We performed FESS. After surgery, the leg pain resolved with full recovery of muscle strength. He was discharged with no perioperative complications. The second case was a 90-year-old man who presented with severe leg pain. MRI showed a herniated nucleus pulposus and foraminal stenosis at L4/5. We performed FESS. The leg pain improved immediately after surgery. The third case was a 91-year-old woman in whom we diagnosed left L5 radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis at L5/S1. After surgery, her leg pain was relieved. CONCLUSION FESS is a good surgical procedure for elderly patients who are in a poor general condition because it is minimally invasive and can be performed under local anesthesia with early mobilization. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 169-173, February, 2024.
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- Kazuya Kishima
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya City University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Otake Y, Tezuka F, Yamashita K, Morimoto M, Sugiura K, Takeuchi M, Tamaki S, Fujitani J, Kageyama H, Sairyo K. Full-Endoscopic Foraminal Decompression for Foraminal Stenosis Following Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture in an Elderly Woman Under Local Anesthesia:A Case Report. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2024; 71:179-183. [PMID: 38735718 DOI: 10.2152/jmi.71.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) is common in the elderly population. In this report, we describe a case with radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis caused by OVF in a very elderly patient that was treated successfully by full-endoscopic foraminotomy under local anesthesia. The patient was an 89-year-old woman who presented with a chief complaint of left leg pain for 5 years. She visited a couple of hospitals and finally consulted us to determine the exact cause of the pain. Computed tomography scans were obtained and selective nerve root block at L3 was performed. The diagnosis was radiculopathy at L3 due to foraminal stenosis following OVF. The patient had severe heart disease, so we decided to avoid surgery under general anesthesia and planned full-endoscopic spine surgery under local anesthesia. We performed transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy at L3-L4 to decompress the L3 nerve root. The leg pain disappeared completely immediately after surgery. Postoperative computed tomography confirmed appropriate bone resection. The leg pain did not recur during a year of postoperative follow-up. OVF may cause lumbar radiculopathy as a result of foraminal stenosis, and transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy under local anesthesia would be the best option in an elderly patient with poor general condition. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 179-183, February, 2024.
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- Yu Otake
- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Lukas Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Ahn Y, Park HB. Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy for Juxta-Fusional Foraminal Stenosis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5745. [PMID: 37685812 PMCID: PMC10488747 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Adjacent segment foraminal stenosis is a significant adverse event of lumbar fusion. Conventional revision surgery with an extended fusion segment may result in considerable surgical morbidity owing to extensive tissue injury. Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (TELF) is a minimally invasive surgical approach for symptomatic foraminal stenosis. This study aimed to demonstrate the surgical technique and clinical outcomes of TELF for the treatment of juxta-fusional foraminal stenosis. Full-scale foraminal decompression was performed via a transforaminal endoscopic approach under local anesthesia. A total of 22 consecutive patients who had undergone TELF were evaluated. The included patients had unilateral foraminal stenosis at the juxta-fusional level of the previous fusion surgery, intractable lumbar radicular pain despite at least six months of non-operative treatment, and verified pain focus by imaging and selective nerve root block. The visual analog scale and Oswestry Disability Index scores significantly improved after the two-year follow-up period. The modified MacNab criteria were excellent in six patients (27.27%), good in 12 (55.55%), fair in two (9.09%), and poor in two (9.09%), with a 90.91% symptomatic improvement rate. No significant surgical complications were observed. The minimally invasive TELF is effective for juxta-fusional foraminal stenosis.
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- Yong Ahn
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea;
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Hashimoto A, Tezuka F, Yamashita K, Morimoto M, Sugiura K, Takeuchi M, Takata Y, Sakai T, Maeda T, Sairyo K. Planned Four-stage Transforaminal Full-endoscopic Lumbar Decompression under Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Severe Comorbidity. NMC Case Rep J 2022; 8:221-227. [PMID: 35079467 PMCID: PMC8769397 DOI: 10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2020-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 74-year-old man presented with symptoms of intermittent claudication. A diagnosis of lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS) at L3/4 and L4/5 was made based on the clinical and radiological findings. Bilateral lateral recess stenosis was detected at both these levels on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and on computed tomography (CT) scans obtained after myelography. Four nerve roots were impinged bilaterally at L4 and L5. The initial plan was to perform conventional laminectomy at L3/4 and L4/5 under general anesthesia. However, the neurologists pointed out that the patient had comorbidities of parkinsonism and severe carotid artery stenosis, meaning that an increase or decrease in blood pressure during general anesthesia could cause a stroke. Therefore, we changed the surgical plan to four-stage full-endoscopic ventral facetectomy at L3/4 and L4/5 bilaterally under local anesthesia. There were no surgery-related complications after any of the four operations. The patient's symptoms improved after the final operation and the modified MacNab criteria indicated a good clinical outcome. Full-endoscopic lumbar decompression surgery under local anesthesia may be effective in elderly patients who are in poor general health.
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- Ayaka Hashimoto
- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Inokuchi T, Tezuka F, Yamashita K, Morimoto M, Sugiura K, Fujitani J, Sairyo K. Transforaminal Full-endoscopic Discectomy for Gas-containing Herniated Nucleus Pulposus at L5-S1 Under Local Anesthesia : A Case Report. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2022; 69:328-331. [DOI: 10.2152/jmi.69.328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Takashi Inokuchi
- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Letchuman V, Agarwal N, Mummaneni VP, Wang MY, Shabani S, Patel A, Rivera J, Haddad AF, Le V, Chang JM, Chou D, Gandhi S, Mummaneni PV. Awake spinal surgery: simplifying the learning curve with a patient selection algorithm. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 51:E2. [PMID: 34852318 DOI: 10.3171/2021.9.focus21433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE There is a learning curve for surgeons performing "awake" spinal surgery. No comprehensive guidelines have been proposed for the selection of ideal candidates for awake spinal fusion or decompression. The authors sought to formulate an algorithm to aid in patient selection for surgeons who are in the startup phase of awake spinal surgery. METHODS The authors developed an algorithm for selecting patients appropriate for awake spinal fusion or decompression using spinal anesthesia supplemented with mild sedation and local analgesia. The anesthetic protocol that was used has previously been reported in the literature. This algorithm was formulated based on a multidisciplinary team meeting and used in the first 15 patients who underwent awake lumbar surgery at a single institution. RESULTS A total of 15 patients who underwent decompression or lumbar fusion using the awake protocol were reviewed. The mean patient age was 61 ± 12 years, with a median BMI of 25.3 (IQR 2.7) and a mean Charlson Comorbidity Index of 2.1 ± 1.7; 7 patients (47%) were female. Key patient inclusion criteria were no history of anxiety, 1 to 2 levels of lumbar pathology, moderate stenosis and/or grade I spondylolisthesis, and no prior lumbar surgery at the level where the needle is introduced for anesthesia. Key exclusion criteria included severe and critical central canal stenosis or patients who did not meet the inclusion criteria. Using the novel algorithm, 14 patients (93%) successfully underwent awake spinal surgery without conversion to general anesthesia. One patient (7%) was converted to general anesthesia due to insufficient analgesia from spinal anesthesia. Overall, 93% (n = 14) of the patients were assessed as American Society of Anesthesiologists class II, with 1 patient (7%) as class III. The mean operative time was 115 minutes (± 60 minutes) with a mean estimated blood loss of 46 ± 39 mL. The median hospital length of stay was 1.3 days (IQR 0.1 days). No patients developed postoperative complications and only 1 patient (7%) required reoperation. The mean Oswestry Disability Index score decreased following operative intervention by 5.1 ± 10.8. CONCLUSIONS The authors propose an easy-to-use patient selection algorithm with the aim of assisting surgeons with patient selection for awake spinal surgery while considering BMI, patient anxiety, levels of surgery, and the extent of stenosis. The algorithm is specifically intended to assist surgeons who are in the learning curve of their first awake spinal surgery cases.
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- Vijay Letchuman
- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Francisco, California; and
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- 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Francisco, California; and
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Francisco, California; and
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Sairyo K, Yamashita K, Manabe H, Ishihama Y, Sugiura K, Tezuka F, Takata Y, Sakai T, Omichi Y, Takamatsu N, Hashimoto A, Maeda T. A novel surgical concept of transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar undercutting laminectomy (TE-LUL) for central canal stenosis of the lumbar spine with local anesthesia : A case report and literature review. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2020; 66:224-229. [PMID: 31656278 DOI: 10.2152/jmi.66.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Full-endoscopic spinal surgery was first developed for the lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus. Mainly, there are two types in the full-endoscopic lumbar surgery : i.e., transforaminal (TF) and interlaminar approach. The surgery can be done under the local anesthesia for the TF approach ; therefore, we need to further develop the TF approach to variety of the spinal disorders. Recently, the TF full-endoscopic surgery has been applied for the spinal canal stenosis. First, transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar foraminoplasty for the foraminal stenosis ; then, transforaminal lumbar lateral recess decompression for the lateral recess stenosis has been developed. Finally, we have developed the surgical technique to decompress the central stenosis via TF approach under the local anesthesia. Prior to initiate the clinical case, we have attempted the lumbar undercutting laminectomy using a fresh cadaveric spine. After we technically confirmed that the transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar undercutting laminectomy (TE-LUL) is possible, we applied the technique to the patient whose lung capacity did not allow general anesthesia. The 72 years old female patient with central canal stenosis could be improved her left leg pain and muscle weakness after TE-LUL under the local anesthesia. In this paper, we introduce the surgical technique of the TE-LUL and discuss of the efficacy of the TE-LUL. J. Med. Invest. 66 : 224-229, August, 2019.
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- Koichi Sairyo
- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Nakajima D, Yamashita K, Tezuka F, Sugiura K, Ishihama Y, Manabe H, Takata Y, Sakai T, Maeda T, Sairyo K. Successful full-endoscopic decompression surgery under local anesthesia for L5 radiculopathy caused by L5-Sforaminal stenosis and L4-5 lateral recess stenosis : A case report. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2020; 67:192-196. [PMID: 32378606 DOI: 10.2152/jmi.67.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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In this report, we presented a 65 year-old male case having right leg pain due to L5 radiculopathy. Based on the radiological examination including CT, MRI and radiculography, double crash impingement of L5 nerve root due to L4-5 lateral recess and L5-S foraminal stenosis was diagnosed. Because of the strong pain, he could not work anymore. His job was a general manager of big hospital, he needed to return to job as soon as possible. We decided to conduct the full-endoscopic decompression surgery of ventral facetectomy (FEVF) for L4-5 lateral recess stenosis and foraminoplasty (FELF) for L5-S foraminal stenosis. The technique can be done under the local anesthesia with only 8 mm skin incision; thus, it must be the least invasive spine surgery. Soon after the surgery, he could return to the original job as a general manager. In conclusion, the full-endoscopic decompression surgery for the spinal canal stenosis such as FELF and FEVF would be minimally invasive procedure and it enable patients the quick return to the original activity. J. Med. Invest. 67 : 192-196, February, 2020.
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- Daiki Nakajima
- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Fujii Y, Yamashita K, Sugiura K, Ishihama Y, Manabe H, Tezuka F, Takata Y, Sakai T, Maeda T, Sairyo K. Early return to activity after minimally invasive full endoscopic decompression surgery in medical doctors. JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY 2020; 6:S294-S299. [PMID: 32195436 DOI: 10.21037/jss.2019.08.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Full endoscopic surgery including discectomy (FED) and ventral facetectomy (FEVF) is a minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery that only requires an 8 mm skin incision and can be done under the local anesthesia and sedation. Six male medical doctors underwent the endoscopic decompression (FED/FEVF) for common degenerative lumbar spine problems. Their age ranged from 27 to 63 years of age with a mean of 40 years. Five doctors underwent FED surgery for herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), and the remaining one physician had FEVF for lumbar lateral recess stenosis. There were no surgery related complications. Postoperatively, 5 out of the 6 physician patients returned the original job within a week because they had clinical duties. The shortest duration to return to work was reported by a 63-year-old orthopedic surgeon resumed working in his clinic 2 days after the FEVF surgery. The longest duration to return to work occurred in general medicine resident who took almost 2 weeks for the sick leave because he did not have clinical duties. The mean duration for the returning to work was 5.8 days after the surgery. At final follow-up ranging from 6 to 30 months, all physician patients were working without any residual pain. In the hands of the authors, the full endoscopic transforaminal decompression surgery is the preferred surgical option and allowed early return to work-an observation that is not the norm in Japan.
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- Yugen Fujii
- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Maeda T, Takamatsu N, Hashimoto A, Omichi Y, Sugiura K, Ishihama Y, Manabe H, Yamashita K, Takata Y, Sakai T, Sairyo K. Return to play in professional baseball players following transforaminal endoscopic decompressive spine surgery under local anesthesia. JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY (HONG KONG) 2020; 6:S300-S306. [PMID: 32195437 PMCID: PMC7063307 DOI: 10.21037/jss.2019.11.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy has been established as the least minimally invasive spine surgical procedure because it avoids the surgical morbidity from surgical dissection and denervation of normal anatomy responsible for the functional stability of the spine. There have been few reports on endoscopic spine surgery for professional athletes who are dependent on the preservation of vital anatomy to maintain the highest level of function. This report is on five Japanese professional baseball players who underwent transforaminal endoscopic foraminoplasty-discectomy with pulsed radiofrequency thermal annuloplasty under the local anesthesia. There were no adverse surgical events nor complications. Three athletes suffered from discogenic back pain, one from symptomatic herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), and another player from sciatica due to foraminal stenosis. Three players decided to undergo surgery at the beginning of the off-season. Therefore, they returned to professional play at the beginning of the following season. The remaining two players underwent surgery just before the beginning of the next season. They all returned to play sooner than with traditional open decompression. Two players returned to play about one month after the start of the season. All five players quickly returned to their sport within three months despite the rigors required of their sport to maintain high proficiency and were able to complete the season.
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- Toru Maeda
- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Song KS, Lee CW, Moon JG. Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery for Bilateral Lumbar Foraminal Decompression by Switching Surgeon's Position and Primary 2 Portals: A Report of 2 Cases With Technical Note. Neurospine 2019; 16:138-147. [PMID: 30943716 PMCID: PMC6449833 DOI: 10.14245/ns.1836330.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Total facetectomy with/without fusion and facet-preserving microforaminotomy have been performed as conventional surgical treatments for lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS). Recently, endoscopic spinal surgery has been introduced as a minimally invasive therapeutic modality of LFS by several authors. We report two cases of bilateral LFS at lumbosacral junction level successfully treated with a novel biportal endoscopic spine surgery (BES) technique using primary 2 portals. Two patients presented with chronic onset of back pain and neurogenic claudication symptom. They were diagnosed with bilateral LFS at L5-S1 level from magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography preoperatively. BES for bilateral foraminal decompression was performed via contralateral approach bilaterally without additional skin incision or surgical trajectory by switching surgeon's position and primary 2 portals. After the surgery, preoperative patients' back and leg pain resolved and unilateral leg weakness of the 2 patients gradually improved in a few months. Postoperative radiologic images revealed significantly enlarged bilateral foramens at L5-S1 level.
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- Kwan-Su Song
- Department of Neurosurgery, Him-Plus Neurosurgery Clinic, Suncheon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, St Peter’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Gu G, Wang C, Gu X, Zhang H, Zhao Y, He S. Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion in Elderly Patients Over 65 Years Old. World Neurosurg 2018; 112:e830-e836. [PMID: 29408425 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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