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Transforaminal endoscopic microdiscectomy.

H H Mathews
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Abstract

Foraminal epidural endoscopic surgery (FEES) is a minimally invasive spine surgery technique that allows maximum exposure for visualization, identification, and exploration of anatomy, pathology, and structures at risk; therefore, it provides for dissection of neuropathologic anatomy and documentation of surgical correction. Minimal intervention with maximum surgical capability supports consideration of FEES as "microdiscectomy through a cannula."

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H H Mathews. 1996. Transforaminal endoscopic microdiscectomy.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8835146/

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