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- Title
Lumbar disc herniation presenting with fecal incontinence without radiculopathy: A case report.
- Authors
Fotakopoulos, George; Brotis, Alexandros; Fountas, Kostas Andreas
- Abstract
Background: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) usually presents with lower extremity symptoms and signs, but rarely with bladder and bowel complaints. Here, we present a 61-year-old female who suffered solely from fecal incontinence (FI) attributed to a large LDH. Case Description: The patient presented with FI, but had a normal neurological examination. When the lumbar magnetic resonance imaging of showed a large central L5S1 LDH, the patient underwent an urgent diskectomy. Six months later, her symptoms had improved. Conclusion: Patients with large central LDHs may present with FI alone warranting urgent/emergent disc removal.
- Subjects
RADICULOPATHY; FECAL incontinence; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; HERNIA; SYMPTOMS; DISCECTOMY
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2021, Vol 12, p1
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/SNI_600_2021