Articles: surgery.
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Cervical foraminotomy is an operation designed to decompress a single or multiple cervical nerve roots from a posterior approach. This type of surgery is an alternative to operations designed to accomplish the same goal from an anterior approach. We describe our experience in patients treated with posterior cervical foraminotomy. ⋯ The posterior cervical foraminotomy is a good option for the treatment of a radicular pain caused by a foraminal conflict.
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A · Jan 2012
[MRI navigated stereotactic prostate biopsy: fusion of MRI and real-time transrectal ultrasound images for perineal prostate biopsies].
A key challenge for prostate cancer (PC) therapy is to exactly diagnose tumor lesions. In this context we describe a new stereotactic prostate biopsy system, which integrates pre-interventional MRI with peri-interventional ultrasound for targeted perineal prostate biopsies. Furthermore, the novel system allows exact documentation of biopsies in three dimensions. ⋯ Perineal stereotactic prostate biopsies guided by the combination of MRI and ultrasound allow effective examination of suspicious MRI lesions. Each biopsy core taken is documented accurately for its location in 3-D enabling MRI validation and tailored treatment planning. The morbidity of the procedure was minimal.