Text, photo/Zheng Da, correspondent of Yangcheng Evening News, Zhang Xiaomin
Recently, Mr. Zhao came to Zhuhai People’s Hospital Medical Group High-tech Hospital for two days because of back pain and numbness in his right lower limb for two days. , Under the guidance of Li Xiaodong, an expert in the Department of Spine and Osteopathy of Zhuhai People’s Hospital, the hospital’s medical team performed minimally invasive surgery for him. On the 5th day after the operation, Mr. Zhao recovered and was discharged from the hospital. This is the first case of transforaminal lumbar discectomy in this hospital.
Medical staff operated on Mr. Zhao
Mr. Zhao is 44 years old, and there was no obvious incentive two days ago He developed low back pain with persistent radiating pain, radiating to the right thigh, accompanied by numbness of the right lower limb, restless, and went to the emergency department of Gaoxin Hospital. The CT and MR examinations of the lumbar spine showed that the symptoms were lumbar 4/5 intervertebral disc herniation, lumbar 5/sacral 1 intervertebral disc herniation, and lumbar degenerative changes. The condition is more serious and cannot stand and walk. Intermittent intramuscular injection of analgesic needles is needed to relieve the pain, so surgery is recommended for complete cure.
In order to find the safest, most reasonable and least damaging treatment plan, the High-tech Hospital invited Li Xiaodong, the deputy chief physician of the Department of Spine and Orthopedics, for consultation. In response to the patient’s condition, Li Xiaodong led the team of the Second Department of Surgery of the High-tech Hospital to conduct preoperative discussions. After full communication with the patient and his family, he decided to perform lumbar discectomy under transforaminal endoscope for Mr. Zhao. It took 165 minutes to successfully perform “lumbar discectomy under transforaminal endoscope” for the patient under local anesthesia.
“Before I came to the hospital, my waist and feet were so painful. Now I have no pain after the operation. Thank you.” Mr. Zhao said with a smile. After the operation, Mr. Zhao’s waist pain and right lower limb numbness disappeared, and he could move freely. He was very satisfied with the operation. Xue Changshan, director of the Second Department of Surgery of the High-tech Hospital, said that compared with traditional surgery, transforaminal lumbar discectomy has obvious advantages. It has less trauma, shorter operation time, lower anesthesia risk under local anesthesia, faster recovery, and shorter hospitalization time. Advantage. The most important thing is that foraminal mirror is suitable for most patients with lumbar disc herniation, and its efficacy is comparable to that of traditional open surgery. “The success of this operation indicates that the treatment of ‘lumbar disc herniation’ in Gaoxin Hospital can be further satisfied. More patients’ demand for medical treatment is a boon to the people of the High-tech Zone!”