title: [Spontaneous regression of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation].
abstract: Lumbar disc herniation is very common, sometimes leading to disability of the patient, and in a significant number of cases can only be solved with surgery. This paper reports a case with a large symptomatic disc herniation, which suffered spontaneous regression, and no surgery was necessary. The case is documented on serial MRI, consistent with the clinical improvement of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Ortopedia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Hospital São João, Portugal. ruipimentaribeiro@gmail.com
authors.forename: R Pimenta
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: R Milheiro
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Proença
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous