Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Neurología, de la Liga Ecuatoriana Contra la Epilepsia y de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Enfermedad Cerebrovascular

conjoined nerve root

 

Raíz Conjunta Lumbo Sacra Simulando Hernia Discal.

MRI examinations of lumbosacral region during eleven years were included to determine frequency of imaging similarity between an extruded discal fragment and a conjoint root. In 7,117 studies included in our casuistic we detected conjoint root in 175 (2.4 %), resembling an extruded discal fragment which is usually well shown by MRI but in our observations corresponded to a conjoint root. Bibliography related with conjoint root was reviewed. Our conclusion support that MRI is the method of choice to differentiate a conjoint root from an extruded discal fragment.

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