laminectomy

Indications

• spinal stenosis
• spinal cord neoplasm, meningeal neoplasm
• correction of kyphosis

Procedure

• excision of a vertebral lamina, commonly referring to removal of the posterior vertebral arch

More general terms

• spinal surgery; vertebral surgery
• surgical resection (excision)

More specific terms

• laminectomy for biopsy/excision of intraspinal neoplasm
• laminectomy for biopsy/excision of spinal neoplasm
• laminectomy for excision of intraspinal non-neoplastic lesion
• laminectomy for implantation of neurostimulator electrodes
• laminectomy for repair of AV malformation of spinal cord
• laminectomy for spondylolisthesis with decompression of cauda equina & nerve roots
• laminectomy with cordotomy
• laminectomy with decompression of spinal cord
• laminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx
• laminectomy with drainage of syrinx/cyst
• laminectomy with myelotomy
• laminectomy with release of tethered spinal cord
• laminectomy with rhizotomy
• laminectomy with section of dentate ligaments
• laminectomy with section of spinal accessory nerve
• laminotomy/laminectomy with decompression of nerve root