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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2019; 7(10): 1161-1168
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1161
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1161
Ultrasound guidance for transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy may prevent radiation exposure: A case report
Ming-Bo Zhang, Shou-Peng Li, Ying-Ying Li, Department of Ultrasound, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
Long-Tao Yan, Department of Pain, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
Peng Huang, Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Zhang MB and Yan LT contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors; Zhang MB and Yan LT reviewed the literature, performed the ultrasound-assisted transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, and contributed to manuscript drafting; Li SP and Li YY reviewed the literature and contributed to data collection; Huang P was responsible for establishment of ultrasound guidance method and the revision of the manuscript; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by Clinical Research Support Fund of PLA General Hospital , No. 2018XXFC-18 .
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Corresponding author: Peng Huang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, No. 28, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. harryhp@vip.sina.com
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Received: January 13, 2019
Peer-review started: January 14, 2019
First decision: January 30, 2019
Revised: March 1, 2019
Accepted: March 16, 2019
Article in press: March 16, 2019
Published online: May 26, 2019
Processing time: 135 Days and 1.7 Hours
Peer-review started: January 14, 2019
First decision: January 30, 2019
Revised: March 1, 2019
Accepted: March 16, 2019
Article in press: March 16, 2019
Published online: May 26, 2019
Processing time: 135 Days and 1.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, a mature and mainstream minimally invasive surgical technique for treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH), needs more than 30 shots of fluoroscopy each level on average, causing a threat to human health. With the help of ultrasound (US) guidance, we report a patient with two levels of LDH who received only two shots to achieve satisfactory results. US guidance has great potential to become an alternative method to reduce radiation largely.