title: Thoracic disc prolapse presenting with abdominal pain: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a patient presenting with abdominal pain as a result of a thoracic disc prolapse. The literature is reviewed, highlighting the associated morbidity by the often extensive and invasive procedures patients may undergo when a thoracic disc prolapse presents with abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. drpapa@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papadakos
authors.forename: Husam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sibtain
authors.forename: Christos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tolias
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae