Resumen

ALCOCER MALDONADO, José Luis; DOMINGUEZ GASCA, Luis Gerardo  y  DOMINGUEZ CARRILLO, Luis Gerardo. Extreme extraforaminal lateral disc herniation. Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles [online]. 2026, vol.24, n.2, pp.165-167.  Epub 25-Mayo-2026. ISSN 1870-7203.  https://doi.org/10.35366/122627.

Lateral extreme disc herniations represent between 0.7 and 11.7% of all lumbar herniations classified as intraforaminal or extraforaminal, with respect to the foramen, described by Abdullah in 1974; the L4/L5 level is commonly affected. The dorsal root ganglion compression is the cause of the pain intensity; pain irradiation does not always occur in the dermatomal segment corresponding to the image, reported in more than 60% in the immediate root proximal to the extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation. Extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation.

Palabras llave : lateral extreme disc herniations; extraforaminal extrusion; radicular compression.

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