Nerve root compression by herniated intradiscal gas. Case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Intervertebral disc degeneration of any etiology may be associated with the formation of spaces or clefts within the disc. Gas collects within these spaces and can be seen roentgenographically. A case is presented in which intradiscal gas herniated into a connective tissue capsule, displacing the left S-1 nerve root and producing symptoms and signs identical to those of a herniated nucleus pulposus. The pathophysiology of gas within a disc space and the possibility that it may herniate much like the nucleus pulposus is discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Gases
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Spinal Nerve Roots