title: Unilateral partial hemilaminectomy for disc removal in a 1-year-old child.
abstract: Intravertebral disc herniation is common in adults, often due to degenerative processes. The occurrence of disc herniation is rare in children and is usually related to traumatic injury. The authors present an unusual case of a 13-month-old boy with L5-S1 lumbar disc herniation. The disc was removed via a unilateral partial hemilaminectomy approach, sparing the spinal midline structural elements. Although rare, lumbar disc herniation should be in the differential diagnosis for children presenting with low-back pain and/or neurological deficit of the lower limbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel. moni@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Mony
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benifla
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Melamed
authors.forename: Revital
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barrelly
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aloushin
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shelef
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum