[Spontaneous disappearance of a thoracic disc hernia]

Neurochirurgie. 1999 May;45(2):155-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of a 55-year-old man who experienced spontaneous resolution of a large herniated disc at T8-9. Spontaneous resolution of disc herniation is well known at the lumbar level. This case is a rare example of a large thoracic disc herniation diagnosed by CT and MRI which completely regressed six months after a medical treatment with complete disappearance of symptoms. The mechanism of resolution of a disc herniation is unclear and we discuss theoretical considerations. We emphasize the interest of conservative therapy in patients with thoracic disc herniation without neurological deficit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnostic imaging
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed