title: [Spontaneous resolution of a lumbar disc herniation].
abstract: Lumbar disc herniation is a common cause of lower leg radiculopathy and the most effective methods of treatment remain in question. Both surgical and nonsurgical treatments may provide a successful outcome in appropriately selected patients. The spontaneous resolution of herniated lumbar discs is a well-established phenomenon. The authors present a case of spontaneous regression of a herniated lumbar nucleus pulpous in a patient with radiculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago Lugo, Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert-González
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serramito-García
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aran-Echabe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Allut
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery