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This study describes a new experience of the authors in the treatment of extraforaminal disc herniation via the micro-endoscopic far lateral approach to establish a less traumatic approach to extraforaminal disc herniation with less stay in hospital and less cost. Seventeen patients who underwent surgery for extraforaminal disc herniation were analysed and long-term follow up was done revisiting all of them in hospital. The results of surgical decompression via the micro-endoscopic far lateral approach were good in all patients with minimal discomfort. There was complete resolution ofleg pain presented. Dysesthesia subsided after 2–3 weeks. Extraforaminal disc herniation can be diagnosed with the aid of CT scan and MRI. The minimally invasive surgical treatment via the micro-endoscopic far lateral approach, in our initial experience, has a high rate of succes.
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Cervellini, P., De Luca, G.P., Mazzetto, M., Colombo, F. (2005). Micro-endoscopic-discectomy (MED) for far lateral disc herniation in the lumbar spine. Technical note. In: Alexandre, A., Bricolo, A., Millesi, H. (eds) Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 97. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-27458-8_21
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