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The Third Channel-Assisted Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Technique for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Contralateral Disc Herniation
Published on: November 17, 2023
[Chronic lumbar pain considered to be "nephretic colic" after 7 years, due to a thoracic disc herniation at T10-11]
A Akhaddar1, M Gazzaz, B Kadiri
1Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital militaire Mohamed V, 34, rue Oued-Ziz, appartement 7 Agdal, Rabat, Maroc. akhaddar@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The authors report the case of a 35-years-women with a thoracic disc herniation, who presented with seven years history of episodic acute ureteric colic. An early diagnosis of a spinal disc herniation was made difficult by the absence of neurological findings. Imaging studies showed no lesion in the genito-urinary tract. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a postero-lateral disc herniation at T10-T11 level. The pain disappeared immediately after surgery decompression. A literature search showed that acute ureteric colic associated with a lower thoracic disc herniation has not been previously reported.
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