%0 Journal Article
%T A Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgical Technique for Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation in the Setting of Spina Bifida
%A Ali
%A Rohaid
%A Cielo
%A Deus
%A Fridley
%A Jared
%A Gokaslan
%A Ziya L.
%A Oyelese
%A Adetokunbo
%A Telfeian
%A Albert E.
%J -
%D 2020
%R https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1076847
%X Recent literature suggests that adult patients with spina bifida receive surgery for degenerative disc disease at higher rates than the general population. However, sometimes the complex anatomic features of co-occurring spina bifida and lumbar disc herniation can significantly challenge standard surgical techniques. Here, the technical steps are presented for treating a foraminal lumbar 4-5-disc herniation in the setting of a patient with multifaceted degenerative and spina bifida occulta anatomy. Utilized is a minimally invasive approach that does not require general anesthesia or fusion and allows the patient to leave the same day. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first-reported case of endoscopic surgical decompression of a lumbar disc in a patient with spina bifida
%U https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crinm/2020/1076847/