Bilateral thoracic disc herniation with abdominal wall paresis: a case report.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32500255.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-020-04431-5 and PMC identifier 8203549.
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Abstract
We present a rare case of a patient initially presenting with unilateral abdominal wall bulging and radicular pain caused by a lateral disc herniation at Th11/12, later suffering from a hernia recurrence with bilateral disc prolapse and motor deficits. The patient underwent sequesterectomy via a right hemilaminectomy at Th11, and after 8 weeks, a bilateral sequesterectomy with semirigid fusion Th11/12 was performed. Unilateral motor deficits at the thoracic level have been discussed in case reports; a bilateral disc protrusion with abdominal wall bulging occurring as a recurrent disc herniation has never been described before.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Wall
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Laminectomy
- Paresis