title: An unusual case of nerve root compression by intradiscal gas pseudocyst of the lumbar spine.
abstract: An Intradiscal gas collection, referred to as the vacuum disc phenomenon (VDP) is a relatively common finding on radiographic studies of the lumbar spine, whereas gas-containing lumbar disc hernia is rarely observed. We report a case of a patient with left leg pain, provoked by a radiographically and surgically documented L4-5 gas containing disc hernia.
authors.affiliation: Self Defense Force (SDF) Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuoka
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaguti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naitou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ukegawa
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery