Surgical Strategy Using Endoscopy to Minimize Fetal Surgical Risks in Treating a Pregnant Woman with Herniated Lumbar Disc Disease

Abstract Pregnancy poses a special clinical challenge in surgical treatments for spinal diseases. Here we present the case of a 30-year-old woman with a ruptured lumbar disc on the right side of L5–S1. The patient was 18 weeks pregnant. Conservative managements for 3 weeks had failed to relieve her...

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Main Authors: Byeong Sam Choi, Il Choi, Sungjoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572374