Lumbar intraradicular disc herniation: report of a rare and preoperatively unpredictable case and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation is rare, having been reported to date in only three postoperative patients. The diagnosis is typically made intraoperatively.


OBJECTIVE
To report a fourth case of intraradicular disc herniation, to emphasize its radiological characteristics and operative findings.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A 41-year-old female.


METHODS
Retrospective case review.


RESULTS
The patient underwent a second operation and intraradicular disc fragment was removed. She was completely well at her 9-month check up.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis, mechanism, and surgical treatment of intraradicular lumbar disc herniation are reviewed. The round shape of the sequestrated fragment, as seen on magnetic resonance imaging, may help to establish the correct diagnosis.
Ozer
Ercan
E
Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Inciralti, Izmir, 35340 Turkey. ercozer@yahoo.com
Yurtsever
Cem
C
Yücesoy
Kemal
K
Güner
Metin
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome