Symptoms of recurrence after laminectomy are predominantly pain, which may be related to incomplete decompression, nerve injury, or adjacent vertebral lesions. Percutaneous intervertebral discectomy is widely used with the advantages of small incision, less bleeding, fast postoperative recovery, and little damage to spinal stability, and is most frequently used in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. However, with the widespread development of this technique, the disadvantage of postoperative recurrence has been gradually emphasized, in which the recurrence of postoperative pain symptoms is predominant. It is currently believed that postoperative pain recurrence may be related to incomplete decompression under the intervertebral foramenoscopy, the possibility of nerve injury during the operation of the intervertebral foramenoscopy technique, and secondary herniation of intervertebral discs in the adjacent vertebrae. Postoperative recurrence of pain after laminectomy requires prompt hospitalization and further treatment according to the results of the review.