AUTHOR=Liu Sen , Zhao Feng , Yin Chun-Ping , Zhu Chao-Hua , Zhao Ruo-Yu , Liu Guo-Bin , Ji Gang , Chen Jia , Gao Hong-Yang TITLE=Comparing mid-term outcomes and patient satisfaction between percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and microendoscopic discectomy for foraminal and extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations: a retrospective matched cohort study JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=12 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1554970 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2025.1554970 ISSN=2296-875X