"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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A Report of 2 Cases of Brainstem Hemorrhage After Suboccipital Craniectomy for Chiari Decompression. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 05 01; 14(5):598.
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Trend of Spine Surgeries in the Outpatient Hospital Setting Versus Ambulatory Surgical Center. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Dec 15; 42(24):E1429-E1436.
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Leveraging the Preoperative Clinic to Engage Older Patients in Shared Decision Making About Complex Surgery: An Illustrative Case. A A Case Rep. 2016 Jul 15; 7(2):30-2.
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Multilevel thoracic hemangioma with spinal cord compression in a pediatric patient: case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Sep; 30(9):1571-6.
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Diagnosis and management of bow hunter's syndrome: 15-year experience at barrow neurological institute. World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov; 82(5):733-8.
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Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb; 11(2):150-3.
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Is constant current or constant voltage spinal cord stimulation superior for the suppression of nociceptive visceral and somatic stimuli? A rat model. Neuromodulation. 2012 Mar-Apr; 15(2):132-42; discussion 143.
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Surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease. Dis Mon. 2011 Oct; 57(10):592-606.
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Duplication of the inferior vena cava in a patient presenting for IVC filter placement. J Vasc Access. 2010 Apr-Jun; 11(2):162-4.
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Coil embolization of a lumbar artery to control vascular injury during intradiscal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Mar 01; 35(5):E163-6.