A challenging recurrent thoracic disc herniation.
Residual thoracic hernia
Thoracic disc herniation
Thoracic herniation recurrence
Thoracic myelopathy
Journal
Surgical neurology international
ISSN: 2229-5097
Titre abrégé: Surg Neurol Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101535836
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
09
02
2023
accepted:
09
03
2023
medline:
8
4
2023
entrez:
7
4
2023
pubmed:
8
4
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Thoracic disc herniations are rare and occur at the rate of 1/1,000,000/year. Surgical approach must be individually tailored to the size, location, and consistency of the herniated disc. Notably, here, we report the unusual recurrence of a thoracic herniated disc. In 2014, a 53-year-old female presented with thoracic back pain, and paraparesis, attributed to an magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography (CT)-documented left paramedian T8-T9 calcific disc herniation. She underwent a left hemilaminectomy/costotrasversectomy following which she experienced complete regression of her symptoms. Notably, the postoperative radiological studies at that time demonstrated some residual although asymptomatic calcific disc herniation. Eight years later, she again presented, but now with the chief complaint of difficulty breathing. The new CT scan showed a new calcified herniated disc fragment superimposed on the previously documented residual disc. Through a posterolateral transfacet approach, she underwent resection of the disc complex. An intraoperative CT scan confirmed complete removal of the recurrent calcified disc herniation. Following the second surgery, the patient fully recovered and remains asymptomatic. A 53-year-old female first presented with a left-sided T8/T9 thoracic calcified disc herniation that was initially partially resected). When another larger fragment appeared 8 years later, superimposed on the previously documented residual disc, it was successfully removed through a posterolateral transfacet approach completed with CT guidance and neuronavigation.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Thoracic disc herniations are rare and occur at the rate of 1/1,000,000/year. Surgical approach must be individually tailored to the size, location, and consistency of the herniated disc. Notably, here, we report the unusual recurrence of a thoracic herniated disc.
Case Description
UNASSIGNED
In 2014, a 53-year-old female presented with thoracic back pain, and paraparesis, attributed to an magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography (CT)-documented left paramedian T8-T9 calcific disc herniation. She underwent a left hemilaminectomy/costotrasversectomy following which she experienced complete regression of her symptoms. Notably, the postoperative radiological studies at that time demonstrated some residual although asymptomatic calcific disc herniation. Eight years later, she again presented, but now with the chief complaint of difficulty breathing. The new CT scan showed a new calcified herniated disc fragment superimposed on the previously documented residual disc. Through a posterolateral transfacet approach, she underwent resection of the disc complex. An intraoperative CT scan confirmed complete removal of the recurrent calcified disc herniation. Following the second surgery, the patient fully recovered and remains asymptomatic.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
A 53-year-old female first presented with a left-sided T8/T9 thoracic calcified disc herniation that was initially partially resected). When another larger fragment appeared 8 years later, superimposed on the previously documented residual disc, it was successfully removed through a posterolateral transfacet approach completed with CT guidance and neuronavigation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37025536
doi: 10.25259/SNI_139_2023
pii: 10.25259/SNI_139_2023
pmc: PMC10070332
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
101Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Surgical Neurology International.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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