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STUDY DESIGN AND OBJECTION: Intradural disc herniation is a unusual disease associated with spinal surgery. The definitive diagnosis of intradural herniation depends on intraoperative findings.
Lumbar Decompression Surgery Expert. Best Spinal Surgeon UK
Heliyon. 2022 Dec 14;8(12):e12257. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12257. eCollection 2022 Dec.
ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN AND OBJECTION: Intradural disc herniation is a unusual disease associated with spinal surgery. The definitive diagnosis of intradural herniation depends on intraoperative findings.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with backache and left sciatica radiation for more than two months. The L2/3 laminectomy and discectomy were performed after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study; however, no disc rupture was noted during surgery. Follow-up lumbar spine MRI revealed one large, ruptured disc. The patient underwent revision surgery with durotomy. The large intradural disc was found and removed piece by piece.
METHODS RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Intradural disc herniation, especially large herniation, is hard to diagnose specifically despite the progression of neuroradiologic imaging techniques. A durotomy procedure should be considered if there is a missing ruptured disc or a palpable intradural mass during surgery.
PMID:36578377 | PMC:PMC9791832 | DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12257
The London Spine Unit : top day surgery spinal centre in London
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Intradural lumbar disc herniation: A case report and literature review