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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2016-02-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572374 |