DISCECTOMY
\dɪsˈɛktəmɪ], \dɪsˈɛktəmɪ], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_m_ɪ]\
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Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.
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