An unusual case of nerve root compression by intradiscal gas pseudocyst of the lumbar spine
H Yasuoka1, O Nemoto, M Kawaguti
1Self Defense Force (SDF) Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
|May 4, 2010
Abstract:
An Intradiscal gas collection, referred to as the vacuum disc phenomenon (VDP) is a relatively common finding on radiographic studies of the lumbar spine, whereas gas-containing lumbar disc hernia is rarely observed. We report a case of a patient with left leg pain, provoked by a radiographically and surgically documented L4-5 gas containing disc hernia.
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