Spontaneous regression of a discal cyst: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-84

  Chou, Dean ^a   Smith, Justin S ^a   Chin, Cynthia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discal cyst; Radiculopathy; Spontaneous resolution

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISCAL CYST; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; REMISSION; CYST; PATHOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CYSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADICULOPATHY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 33847045649     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.1.81     Document Type: Article

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