Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation in a rare localization: Case report

Abstract

Intradural disc herniations, which comprise between 0.1% and .1% of all disc herniations, are very rare [1]. Intraradicular disc erniation was first described in 1984 and only 21 cases have een reported since then [1–6]. This is a rare condition that canot be diagnosed preoperatively and can cause failed back surgery. ntraradicular lumbar disc herniation is generally diagnosed during urgery. In this report, we present the case of a 43-year-old female atient who had severe lower back and left leg pain. Lumbar magetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an extruded disc fragment ompromising the dural sac at the L1–L2 level. This is the first case f intraradicular lumbar disc herniation at the L1–L2 level to be escribed in the literature.