"Laminectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
| Descriptor ID |
D007796
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.563 E04.188.400 E04.525.450 E04.555.350
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: Is There an Association? Neurocrit Care. 2021 02; 34(1):139-143.
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Spinal cord dysfunction after COVID-19 infection. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2020 09 30; 6(1):92.
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Letter to the editor regarding: "Tophaceous gout causing thoracic spinal cord compression: Case report and review of the literature". Neurochirurgie. 2019 02; 65(1):52.
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Airway management in a case of Morbihan syndrome; A rare clinical entity. J Clin Anesth. 2019 May; 54:72-73.
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Endoscopic Surgical Technique for Treating Sacral Radiculopathy Secondary to S1 Nerve Compression After Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Technical Note. World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov; 119:349-352.
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Left shoulder pain in patients with old myocardial infarction could be a neuropathic pain from spinal epidural haematoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Aug 23; 2018.
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In vivo assessment of spinal cord elasticity using shear wave ultrasound in dogs. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct; 29(4):461-469.
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Coflex interspinous implant placement leading to synovial cyst development: case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Sep; 29(3):265-270.
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[Decompression by mini-open posterior approach assisted with microscope for thoracolumbar burst fracture with severe spinal canal stenosis]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2018 04 15; 32(4):468-475.
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Iatrogenic Spondylolisthesis Following Open Lumbar Laminectomy: Case Series and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:e383-e390.