Lumbar disc herniation presenting with fecal incontinence without radiculopathy: A case report

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 w...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fotakopoulos, George, Brotis, Alexandros, Fountas, Kostas Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34345493
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_600_2021
Descripción
Sumario: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.

Ejemplares similares