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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1996;25(2): 426-429. |
| Conjoined Nerve Root Anomaly Associated with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Case Report. |
| Seok Mann Yoon, Won Han Shin, Yong Dug Kim, Bum Tae Kim, Soon Kwan Choi, Bark Jang Byun |
| Department of Neurosugery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The condition of anomalous nerve root is rare. The authors are reporting a case of conjoined nerve root anomaly associated with lumbar disc herniation in a 36-year-old male who was transferred from another hospital. A standard hemilaminectomy with a discectomy had been performed under the disgnosis of the L4-5 lumbar disc herniation at the other hospital. However symptoms were not relieved. During a second surgery at our hospital, a L5-S1 conjoined nerve root was discovered after removal of the extradural hematoma at the previous laminectomy site, a medial facetctomy with a foraminotomy were carried out and the conjoined root was decompressed completely. The patient returned to work 2 months postoperatively with complete relief of symptoms. |
| Key Words:
Conjoined nerve root; Lumbar disc herniation; Facetectomy; Foraminotomy |
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