title: Intradural herniation of intervertebral disc at the level of Lumbar 1-Lumbar 2.
abstract: Intradural disc herniation is a serious and rare complication of intervertebral disc rupture. The preoperative diagnosis of intradural disc herniation is still difficult despite new neuroradiologic investigation possibilities including computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and it is usually diagnosed by during surgery. Here we present an intradural disc herniation case at the level of L1-L2 with accompanying significant myelopathic neurologic deficits. A 50-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with pain and weakness in both legs. Her neurological examination revealed paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extruded disc hernia of central localization at the L1-L2 level. She underwent total laminectomy at the level of L1-L2 and her intradural disc fragment was extirpated by microsurgical methods.
authors.affiliation: Samatya Educational and Research Hospital, Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yazgan
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: Seyho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yücetaş
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karabağ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed