Abra-ka-diskus: Vanishing Calcified Herniated Thoracic Disk.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.09.102.
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Abstract
Herniated thoracic disk has an incidence of 1/1 million. Treatment options for a calcified herniated disk include conservative management or diskectomy with or without fusion. We describe a patient who presented a year ago with a 5-month history of back pain, thoracic radiculopathy, and normal physical examination. Imaging revealed a giant calcified herniated thoracic disk at T10-T11. She underwent epidural steroid injections and chiropractic manipulation. Imaging obtained at 1-year follow-up showed near-complete resorption of the calcified thoracic disk.
Medical subject headings
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Radiculopathy