Spontaneous regression of a herniated disk. A case report with a four year follow-up.
A 32-year-old male was seen with a "large" lumbar disk herniation on a magnetic resonance image. His pain was described as mild and he was treated nonoperatively. Four years later the disk showed almost complete spontaneous regression. No other reports of a longer follow-up MR image interval have been reported in the literature.
Miller
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Casden
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D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous