Outpatient minimally invasive spine surgery using endoscopy for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis among obese patients

Introduction: The safety and effectiveness of outpatient endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis among obese patients is not well documented. Methods: Pain, disability, and surgical variables were examined on 41 adult obese patients that underwent lumbar laminotomy and foraminotomy surgeries. Results: A significant decrease in pain and disability scores between preoperative and postoperative were found (p-value's < 0.001). Discussion: MISS using endoscopy can achieve sufficient decompression that results in a significant reduction in the level of pain and disability among obese patients with minimal blood loss and no complications. Copyright (C) 2015, Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation. Publishing Services by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.