DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Surgery on L3-L4
Epidural
The term epidural is often short for epidural analgesia, a form of regional analgesia involving injection of drugs through a catheter placed into the epidural space. The injection can cause both a loss of sensation and a loss of pain, by blocking the transmission of signals through nerves in or near the spinal cord. The epidural space is the space inside the bony spinal canal but outside the membrane called the dura mater (sometimes called the "dura"). In contact with the inner surface of the dura is another membrane called the arachnoid mater ("arachnoid")...
Surgery on L3-L4 - List of case studies
- Herniated Disc L4-L5
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Is surgery indicated? What would be the preferable surgical technique? Will ... vertebral column show signs of surgical procedure L5-S1 on left. Presence of L4-L5 medial disc protrusions in L5-S1 right paramedian ...
- Spinal pathology – additional opinion
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in order that you can refer to them, in relation to the surgery. 2. Will it be possible, when undergoing the surgery on L3-L4, to also treat L4-L5, or only L5? 3. Is it possible to treat my ...
- Spinal column pathology - additional opinion
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EMG (05/2007): Slight radicular neurogenic pain at L5 on left. In addition to known findings, the lumbar MRI performed on 04/2007 ... the specialist proposed a D9 and D10 laminectomy surgery to be performed following the patient's decision. ...
- Infiltrating basocellular carcinoma
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further treatments that can be carried out in addition to surgery to reduce the risk of such relapse? What is the expected ... an excision of the neoformation was recommended. On March 12, 2008, at the plastic surgery unit she underwent the resection ...
- Low back pain due to spondylosis and degenerative disc disease
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lumbar spine MNR a disc herniation was diagnosed. Later on, disorders showed up sporadically, and 15 days ago, as a result of backache ... be carried out? 3) Do you advise a therapeutic or surgery approach? 4) Drugs recommended in case of pain? ...
- Spinal column pathology
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and degenerative changes at different levels. Laminectomy surgery was recommended. questions: ... Slight radicular neurogenic pain at L5 on left. In addition to known findings, the lumbar MRI performed on 04/2007 ...
- Left lumbosciatic pain from double disc protrusion
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and ozone treatment were recommended if pain persists. Surgery was not recommended in view of her young age. Despite the drug ... then re-appear at the same intensity as initially. On 06/2009 a CAT scan was carried out on the lumbar-sacral spine without ...
- Myofascial back pain in a patient diagnosed with mild disc degeneration
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disc bulges at L23 and L34 without significant impingement on the dural sac. There is a mild central and left-sided disc bulge at L45 ... pain. I do not find any indication for injections or for surgery with this history and these MRI findings. ...