At Ochsner Health, patients with certain back and spine problems who meet specific criteria may now be candidates for one of the nation’s most promising innovations in spine care: ultra-minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery, performed by neurosurgeon William Mangham, MD.

Dr. Mangham, who practices with Ochsner’s nationally ranked Back and Spine program, is one of only three surgeons in the New Orleans region and one of two at Ochsner currently offering this specialized procedure. Using state-of-the-art equipment and an incision that measures less than one centimeter long, the technique allows surgeons to remove herniated discs and relieve nerve pain with much less impact to nearby tissue and bone than is necessary in traditional back surgery. For patients, that means less pain, fast

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