Closed (Endoscopic) Herniated Disc and Narrow Canal Surgery
Endoscopic spine surgery was first used for diagnostic purposes in the 1970s, and in the post-1990 period, it has been used for treatment as well. This method can be applied using general or spinal anesthesia (with an injection into the low back ). After the location of the diseased area in the spine is determined using a scopy device (special x-ray machine), it is entered through a small hole, 5 mm in length, created from the appropriate point, with a camera. Subsequently, surgical instruments are forwarded through the second 5 mm hole and the hernia compressing the nerve in the diseased area is removed. Similarly, the problematic spine sections of patients with narrowed spinal canal are widened with the help of an endoscope (camera), and the spinal cord and nerve roots are relieved. No incision is made in the muscle tissue during the endoscopy procedure. For this reason, the need for painkillers decreases as there is much less pain after the surgery. The amount of bleeding is little. It does not require blood transfusion. Since the bone and muscle tissue of the patient are not damaged much during the procedure, there is no need to put screws and platinum. Since the bone and muscle tissue of the patient are not damaged much during the procedure, there is no need to put screws and platinum. Patients with lumbar hernia can be discharged the next day, while patients with stenosis can be discharged within 2 days. Since the surgical incisions are small, it does not require constant wound care. Endoscopic lumbar surgeries are performed in an aqueous environment to provide a clear camera image, just like in knee or shoulder arthroscopy. Due to working with water, wound site inflammation rates are lower than open surgery as the operation area is constantly washed during surgery.