Lumbar disc extrusion

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain
ct

Large L5/S1 disc extrusion compressing the right S1 nerve root.

Annotated image

Extrusion: dome or edges of the herniation (B) are larger than the neck (A).

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