Discal cyst: a rare cause of low back pain and sciatica

Teresa Perillo, MD; Alessio Vitiello, MD; Marianna Perrotta, MD; Antonietta Serino, MD; Andrea Manto, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2022)

Discal cyst: a rare cause of low back pain and sciatica

Teresa Perillo, MD,
Alessio Vitiello, MD,
Marianna Perrotta, MD,
Antonietta Serino, MD,
Andrea Manto, MD

Affiliations

Teresa Perillo, MD: Department of Neuroradiology, “Umberto I” Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy; Corresponding author.
Alessio Vitiello, MD: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Marianna Perrotta, MD: Department of Neuroradiology, “Umberto I” Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy
Antonietta Serino, MD: Department of Neuroradiology, “Umberto I” Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy
Andrea Manto, MD: Department of Neuroradiology, “Umberto I” Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 10
pp. 3678 – 3680

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We report a case of a 54-year-old man suffering from sciatalgia unresponsive to medical treatment. Imaging revealed a discal cyst the level L3-L4, a rare cause of low back pain, which has characteristic imaging features. In particular, on Magnetic Resonance Imaging it appears as a cystic formation with fluid content, which usually arises from the posterior contour of the intervertebral disc and it frequently has air bubbles within it. The patient underwent surgical treatment with resolution of symptoms.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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