Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation: report of two cases and review of the literature


Ozdemir N., Yilmaz H., Acar U., Tektas S.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, vol.18, no.6, pp.637-643, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02688690400022938
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.637-643
  • Keywords: lumbar disc, intraradicular disc herniation, INTERVERTEBRAL-DISK, INTRADURAL RUPTURE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation is very rare. The exact mechanism of the dural tear by a herniated disc is not known. Diagnosis of intraradicular lumbar disc herniation is difficult, so that it is rarely suspected preoperatively. This pathological entity may be a factor in the failure of lumbar disc surgery. We present the seventeenth and eighteenth cases of intraradicular lumbar disc herniation. We emphasise its importance and review the literature on intraradicular disc herniation.