title: [Spontaneous disappearance of a thoracic disc hernia].
abstract: We report a case of a 55-year-old man who experienced spontaneous resolution of a large herniated disc at T8-9. Spontaneous resolution of disc herniation is well known at the lumbar level. This case is a rare example of a large thoracic disc herniation diagnosed by CT and MRI which completely regressed six months after a medical treatment with complete disappearance of symptoms. The mechanism of resolution of a disc herniation is unclear and we discuss theoretical considerations. We emphasize the interest of conservative therapy in patients with thoracic disc herniation without neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHRU Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crovetto
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carsin-Nicol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carsin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brassier
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Disparition spontanée d'une hernie discale thoracique.