title: Lumbar nerve root compression caused by herniated intradiscal gas: description of a clinical case with recurrence.
abstract: The authors report a rare case of recurrence of lumbar nerve root compression caused by herniated intradiscal gas treated surgically with resolution of pain symptoms. They describe the possible causes of the formation of gaseous material reported in the literature. They believe that to avoid recurrence it is important to associated removal of the hernia with complete emptying of the disc and resection of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Prima Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fontanesi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rotini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pipino
mesh_terms: D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D005740:Gases