The doctors at Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul here successfully performed stitchless key hole spine surgery, an official statement said on 23rd August.

According to the statement, the patient, Suresh, a 32-year-old marketing executive, residing in Hyderabad was complaining of severe back pain radiating to the lower limb. He was diagnosed with L5-S1 intervertebral disc prolapse and doctor advised him to opt for endoscopic discectomy. According to Consultant Spine Surgeon, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul, Vishnu Manyam, ''We see a number of patients complaining of back pain these days. In most of the cases, we try to manage the pain medically but some cases need surgical intervention. It is seen that pain can begin abruptly as a result of an accident or by lifting something heavy, or it can develop over time due to age-related changes of the spine. Sedentary lifestyles also can set the stage for low back pain''.

''Advantages of Endoscopic spine surgery are less tissue dissection and muscle trauma, reduced blood loss, less damage to the epidural blood supply and consequent epidural fibrosis and scarring, reduced hospital stay, early functional recovery and improvement in the quality of life & better cosmesis”, Dr Manyam said.

Explaining the procedure, he further said, "In this surgery, we just make a minimal incision which is less than 10 mm. The surgery is performed with a specially designed endoscope also called spine endoscope that removes the offending disc fragment which compresses the nerve in the foramen ".

In the Endoscopic Discectomy procedure, the diseased portions of the disc were removed, and healthy ligaments, muscles, vertebrae remain unaffected ensuring speedy recovery. This 'Keyhole Spine surgery' is a day care procedure and majority of the patients are discharged within 24 hours of the surgery and can be mobilised as early as two hours after the procedure, the statement added.'