SummarySpinal canal endoscopy (epiduroscopy) is a new minimally invasive technology that may prove to have wide application in management of spinal canal disease. This paper describes a simple and atraumatic method for the visualisation of the spinal canal by endoscopy. Entry to the canal is made through the sacral hiatus by the Seldinger technique. The endoscope is passed over the guidewire so introduced to allow careful inspection of the spinal canal under gentle normal saline infusion. It is envisioned that this technique, when fully developed, will allow for operative manipulatory manoeuvres within the spinal canal.
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