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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2020; 8(19): 4609-4614
Published online Oct 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4609
Published online Oct 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4609
Resorption of upwardly displaced lumbar disk herniation after nonsurgical treatment: A case report
Yi Wang, Shi-Chuan Liao, Guo-Gang Dai, Cervicodynia/Omalgia/Lumbago/Sciatica Department 2, Sichuan Provincial Orthopedics Hospital, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Ling Jiang, College Hospital, Sichuan Agricultural University-Chengdu Campus, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Wang Y designed the study; Liao SC collected the patient’s clinical data; Wang Y and Liao SC analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript; Dai GG and Jiang L reviewed the manuscript.
Supported by Sichuan Provincial Orthopedics Hospital , No. 202036 .
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave written informed consent authorizing the use and disclosure of his protected health information.
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Corresponding author: Yi Wang, MD, Doctor, Cervicodynia/Omalgia/Lumbago/Sciatica Department 2, Sichuan Provincial Orthopedics Hospital, No. 132 West First Section First Ring Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. yiwang1984@hotmail.com
Received: April 26, 2020
Peer-review started: April 26, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: August 4, 2020
Accepted: August 20, 2020
Article in press: August 20, 2020
Published online: October 6, 2020
Peer-review started: April 26, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: August 4, 2020
Accepted: August 20, 2020
Article in press: August 20, 2020
Published online: October 6, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: This is the first report of the spontaneous resorption of upwardly displaced L4/5 lumbar disk herniation that caused femoral nerve symptoms. No secular trends in the incidence of resorption were identified in the literature review.