Symptomatic Thoracic Disc Herniation in a 30-Year-Old Woman
Isabel Fragoso1, Ana Isabel Morais2, Ana Isabel Almeida3
1Family Medicine, Usf Araceti, Arazede, PRT.
Cureus
|February 28, 2024
Abstract:
Thoracic disc herniation is infrequent and presents a unique set of challenges for both diagnosis and treatment. It is an underdiagnosed entity, mainly due to the non-specific clinical manifestations. Different techniques are used for surgical treatment. This case describes a case of symptomatic thoracic disc herniation in a healthy young woman from diagnosis to surgical treatment, and it shows the importance of clinical integration and imaging studies of these cases.
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