Hofstetter Christoph P, Ahn Yong, Choi Gun, Gibson J N A, Ruetten S, Zhou Yue, Li Zhen Zhou, Siepe Christoph J, Wagner Ralf, Lee Jun-Ho, Sairyo Koichi, Choi Kyung Chul, Chen Chien-Min, Telfeian A E, Zhang Xifeng, Banhot Arun, Lokhande Pramod V, Prada N, Shen Jian, Cortinas F C, Brooks N P, Van Daele Peter, Kotheeranurak Vit, Hasan Saqib, Keorochana Gun, Assous Mohammed, Härtl Roger, Kim Jin-Sung
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.
Global Spine J. 2020 Apr;10(2 Suppl):111S-121S. doi: 10.1177/2192568219887364. Epub 2020 May 28.
STUDY DESIGN: International consensus paper on a unified nomenclature for full-endoscopic spine surgery. OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive endoscopic spinal procedures have undergone rapid development during the past decade. Evolution of working-channel endoscopes and surgical instruments as well as innovation in surgical techniques have expanded the types of spinal pathology that can be addressed. However, there is in the literature a heterogeneous nomenclature defining approach corridors and procedures, and this lack of common language has hampered communication between endoscopic spine surgeons, patients, hospitals, and insurance providers. METHODS: The current report summarizes the nomenclature reported for working-channel endoscopic procedures that address cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal pathology. RESULTS: We propose a uniform system that defines the working-channel endoscope (full-endoscopic), approach corridor (anterior, posterior, interlaminar, transforaminal), spinal segment (cervical, thoracic, lumbar), and procedure performed (eg, discectomy, foraminotomy). We suggest the following nomenclature for the most common full-endoscopic procedures: posterior endoscopic cervical foraminotomy (PECF), transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy (TETD), transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD), transforaminal lumbar foraminotomy (TELF), interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy (IELD), interlaminar endoscopic lateral recess decompression (IE-LRD), and lumbar endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (LE-ULBD). CONCLUSIONS: We believe that it is critical to delineate a consensus nomenclature to facilitate uniformity of working-channel endoscopic procedures within academic scholarship. This will hopefully facilitate development, standardization of procedures, teaching, and widespread acceptance of full-endoscopic spinal procedures.
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