Endoscopic Spine Surgery

What is This Treatment?

Endoscopic spine surgery is a surgical technique performed with a special endoscope (camera) placed into the spinal canal. Since it is done through small incisions, muscle and soft tissue damage is minimized.

Benefits

• Very small incisions (8-10 mm)
• Minimal muscle tissue damage
• Early mobilization after surgery
• Cosmetically advantageous

Treatment Process

Can be performed under local or general anesthesia. The endoscope is placed into the spinal canal and under camera visualization, the herniation is removed or the canal is widened. Patients usually get up the same day.

When is it used?

• Reducing nerve root compression in selected lumbar disc cases
• Foraminal stenosis and some lateral canal stenosis conditions
• Suitable patients targeting less tissue trauma compared to open surgery
• Targeted spinal decompression when clinical findings correlate with imaging

Recovery and planning

Recovery after endoscopic surgery may often be faster than after open surgery; however, the outcome depends on the patient's anatomy, the level of decompression performed, and the severity of the underlying disease. While early mobilization is important, controlled rehabilitation should be planned according to the patient's symptoms and neurological examination findings. When applied with correct indications, the value of the treatment is not only the small incision but providing adequate decompression with functional relief.