Radicular compression syndrome after exercise in a young patient: not everything is a herniated disk!

Lumbar synovial cysts are an uncommon cause of back pain and radiculopathy, usually manifesting with gradual onset of symptoms, secondary to involvement of the spinal canal. Rarely, intracyst hemorrhage occurs, and may acutely present as radicular - or even spinal cord - compression syndrome. Synovial cysts are generally associated with degenerative facets, although the pathogenesis has not been entirely established. We report a case of bleeding complication in a synovial cyst at L2-L3, adjacent to the right interfacet joint, causing acute pain and radiculopathy in a patient on anticoagulation therapy who required surgical resection.

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Endoscopic transforaminal lumbar microdiscectomy. A retrospective analysis of 180 clinical cases

Pain medicine ◽

10.31636/pmjua.v3i3.6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 51-56

Author(s):

V. K. Piontkovskyi ◽

I V Fishchenko

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Retrospective Analysis ◽

Iliac Crest ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Lumbar Microdiscectomy ◽

Compression Syndrome ◽

Short Time ◽

Radicular Compression ◽

Herniated Discs ◽

Clinical Cases

The authors performed retrospective analysis of 180 clinical cases of surgical treatment of lumbar herniated discs in patients who underwent endoscopic transforaminal microdiscectomy. This technique allows minimally invasive insertion of the endoscope into the spinal canal under local anaesthesia to decompress the nerve root by removing hernial protrusion under visual control. However, this technique is not universal and cannot be applied to all patients. Considerable practical experience has shown that the surgeon may encounter certain technical difficulties in cases of cranial or caudal sequester migration and in some cases when the access at L5–S1 level is complicated due to the high standing of the iliac crest. However, if there are correct indications, this technique allows to solve the problem of radicular compression syndrome in a short time.

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Celiac artery thrombosis in a young patient with multiple platelet receptor polymorphisms and local compression syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.038 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 1335-1337 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jens Rudolph ◽

Siamak Pourhassan ◽

Fuat Saner ◽

Rainer B. Zotz ◽

Wilhelm Sandmann

Keyword(s):

Young Patient ◽

Celiac Artery ◽

Compression Syndrome ◽

Artery Thrombosis ◽

Platelet Receptor

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Abstract #806629: Susceptibility to Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis in a Young Patient with Underlying Autoimmunity

Endocrine Practice ◽

10.1016/s1530-891x(20)39723-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 287-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ilana Bass

Keyword(s):

Young Patient

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May-Thurner syndrome – Are we aware enough?

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000775 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 381-388 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Katalin Mako ◽

Attila Puskas

Keyword(s):

Contraceptive Use ◽

Iliac Vein ◽

Common Iliac Vein ◽

Vein Thrombosis ◽

Compression Syndrome ◽

Threatening Condition ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Iliac Vein Compression ◽

Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome ◽

The Right

Summary. Iliac vein compression syndrome (May-Thurner syndrome – MTS) is an anatomically variable clinical condition in which the left common iliac vein is compressed between the right common iliac artery and the underlying spine. This anatomic variant results in an increased incidence of left iliac or iliofemoral vein thrombosis. It predominantly affects young women in the second or third decades of life with preponderance during pregnancy or oral contraceptive use. Although MTS is rare, its true prevalence is underestimated but it can be a life-threatening condition due to development of pulmonary embolism (PE). In this case based review the authors present three cases of MTS. All patients had been previously confirmed with PE, but despite they were admitted to hospital, diagnosed and correctly treated for PE and investigated for thrombophilia, the iliac vein compression syndrome was not suspected or investigated. With this presentation the authors would like to emphasize that MTS is mostly underdiagnosed, and it needs to be ruled out in left iliofemoral vein thrombosis in young individuals.

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Pelvic congestion syndrome and left renal compression syndrome - clinical features and therapeutic approaches

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000538 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 275-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Christina Jeanneret ◽

Konstantin Beier ◽

Alexander von Weymarn ◽

Jürg Traber

Keyword(s):

Varicose Veins ◽

Left Renal Vein ◽

Standing Position ◽

Ovarian Vein ◽

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome ◽

Compression Syndrome ◽

Abstract Knowledge ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Definition Of ◽

Pelvic Congestion

Abstract. Knowledge of the anatomy of the pelvic, gonadal and renal veins is important to understand pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) and left renal vein compression syndrome (LRCS), which is also known as the nutcracker syndrome. LRCS is related to PCS and to the presence of vulvar, vaginal and pudendal varicose veins. The diagnosis of the two syndromes is difficult, and usually achieved with CT- or phlebography. The gold standard is the intravenous pressure measurement using conventional phlebography. The definition of PCS is described as pelvic pain, aggravated in the standing position and lasting for more than 6 months. Pain in the left flank and microhaematuria is seen in patients with LRCS. Women with multiple pregnancies are at increased risk of developing varicose vein recurrences with pelvic drainage and ovarian vein reflux after crossectomy and stripping of the great saphenous vein. The therapeutic options are: conservative treatment (medroxyprogesteron) or interventional (coiling of the ovarian vein) or operative treatment (clipping of the ovarian vein). Controlled prospective trials are needed to find the best treatment.

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