Lumbar endoscopic discectomy

Also indicated for lumbar disc herniations, it uses an 8 mm incision in the lateral part of the lumbar area, an endoscope is introduced that allows an enlarged vision in monitors and through it, very fine instruments are introduced that allows to reach the herniated disc and extract it; Like lumbar microdiscectomy, the goal is to decompress the nerve and improve the sciatic pain. This procedure can be done under local anesthesia and sedation or general anesthesia.