Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.

in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy, and the anterior approach, in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining ...

Cervical cancer is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus is spread through skin-to-skin contact, typically during sexual activity, and can infect anyone who has ever had a ...

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Doctors in Somerset have launched a study into whether women can have cervical screenings six weeks after giving birth, rather than the traditional 12 weeks. The trial will see women given self ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...