ArticleLa Radiologia medica2020
Percutaneous cervical discectomy: retrospective comparison of two different techniques.
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- Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Techniques for the Treatment of Cervical Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Negative Correlation Between Fractional Anisotropy on Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neck Disability Index in Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy After Percutaneous Cervical Nucleoplasty: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Precision Imaging Guidance in the Era of Precision Oncology: An Update of Imaging Tools for Interventional Procedures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Analysis of the clinical and radiological outcomes of percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty: A case-control study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Long-Term Clinical Results of Percutaneous Cervical Nucleoplasty for Cervical Radicular Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Image-guided percutaneous mechanical disc decompression for herniated discs: a technical note.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimTo compare clinical success and patient satisfaction of percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty (PCN) and percutaneous cervical discectomy (PCD) in contained cervical disc herniation treatment. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe retrospectively identified 50 consecutive patients in our institution: 24 underwent the PCD treatment and 26 patients were treated by the PCN procedure. All patients complained of radicular pain with or without neck pain; diagnosis of contained cervical disc herniation was obtained by MRI; all patients had received conservative therapy which did not result in symptom improvement. Exclusion from our series consisted of patients who had undergone previous surgery at the indicated level, or those with myelopathy, or those in whom more than a sole herniation was treated in the same session. Overall procedure time, fluoroscopy time, radiation dose and complications were recorded. The MacNab scale score was used to assess clinical success in terms of pain relief at 2- and 6-month follow-up. After 4-6 months, a cervical MRI was obtained in 24 patients.
resultsNeither major nor minor complications were reported. Regarding patient satisfaction, overall median modified MacNab score was excellent both at 2 and 6 months after treatment. No significant statistical difference was found in mean modified MacNab score at 2 and 6 months among patients grouped by treatment choice (p = 0.319 and 0.847, respectively); radiation dose was inferior in PCN group than in PCD, with no significant statistical difference.
conclusionPCD and PCN were found to be safe and effective in terms of pain relief in contained cervical herniation treatment.
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