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case_images: (a) T2-weighted MRI scan of a patient with disc herniation that recurred in the same area after L4-5 disc removal 20 years ago. (b) Postoperative T2-weighted MRI scan.
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case_images: A recurred disc at the L4-5 level was confirmed on magnetic resonance image (MRI) (Figure 4(a)). MRI scan performed after surgery confirmed that the herniated disc was successfully removed (Figure 4(b)).
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case_images: Preoperative (a) sagittal, (b) axial T2-weighted MRI of disc herniation (white arrow) that recurred in the same area 3 months after decompression through a far lateral approach. (c) Preoperative CT scan determines the extent of bone resection performed in the previous surgery. (d) Postoperative MRI confirm that the herniated disc has been removed.
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case_images: Symptoms improved after surgery, but radiating pain in the left lower extremity recurred 3 months after surgery, and recurred disc herniation was confirmed on MRI (Figures 5(a) and 5(b)). The extent of SAP resection performed during the previous surgery was determined using a preoperative CT scan (Figure 5(c)). Postoperative MRI showed that the foraminal disc herniation was removed (Figure 5(d)).