Background and purpose - The outcome of surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) has been thoroughly evaluated in middle-aged patients, but less so in elderly patients. Patients and methods - With validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and using SweSpine (the national Swedish Spine Surgery Register), we analyzed the preoperative clinical status of LDH patients and the 1-y...

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are rare. However, in patients on anticoagulant treatment the risk may increase. Symptomatically patients may present with radiculopathy and even progressive neurological deficits. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a warfarin treated patient with left L5 radiculopathy. MRI was evaluated as showing a lumbar disc prolapse or synovial cyst a...

Extracanalicular lumbar disc herniation (ELDH) is a specific clinical entity with compression of the nerve root in its extraforaminal course. The classical midline interlaminar approach is often difficult because the facet joint obviates a direct view of the nerve, and a partial facetectomy is required. Consequently, the risk of instability or continued postoperative back pain is increased. The...

A 30-year-old female was admitted in emergency with acute urinary retention due to bladder tumour prolapsed from the external urethral orifice. The patient underwent immediate endoscopic surgery via suprapubic percutaneous approach. The histological examination confirmed a superficial highly differentiated transitional cell bladder carcinoma. During the 6-year follow-up no evidence of local rec...

Eight patients with prolapsed mitral valve syndrome, with a mid - or - end - diastolic click or murmur, underwent echocardiographic examination using ultrasound. Examination of the displacement of the valves by the "time motion" method showed all cases to have an abnormal recoil; in 6 cases this occurred in mid or late systole, and in two from the beginning of systole. The recorded amplitude of...

Diverticula are frequently seen in the sigmoid, descending, ascending and transverse colons whereas rectal diverticula are extremely rare. The stapled rectal mucosectomy for the treatment of a prolapsed hemorrhoid is less painful and has lower morbidity; therefore, it has been commonly used despite possible complications. This paper reports a case of a rectal diverticulum that developed after a...