title: Spontaneous resorption of intradural lumbar disc fragments.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intradural disc herniation is relatively rare complication of the spinal degenerative process that occurs most frequently in the lumbar part of the spine. Both myelographic and magnetic resonance features of this entity have been described, and the mechanism of intradural herniation has already been proposed and generally accepted. In this article, we present a case of spontaneous resorption of an intradural, fragmented intervertebral disc. Spontaneous resorption of intradural disc fragments has not been previously reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To discuss a possible mechanism of spontaneous resorption of the subdural disc fragments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Radiological follow-up of a 46-year-old man with the intradural herniation of disc fragments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reaction generated by the meninges might lead to the complete resorption of intrathecally localized disc fragments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, 90185, Umeå, Sweden. pdetlic@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ljubisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borota
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jonasson
authors.forename: Armend
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agolli
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed