Journal of Spine

Hiroyasu Fujiwara

Publications

• Research Article
  Thoracic Disc Herniation Presenting with Predominant Abdominal Pain
  Author(s): Hiroyasu Fujiwara, Takashi Kaito, Takahiro Makino and Kazuo YonenobuHiroyasu Fujiwara, Takashi Kaito, Takahiro Makino and Kazuo Yonenobu
  
  Introduction: The incidence of symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is quite low, and most patients present with either radiculopathy as pain in the chest wall or thoracic myelopathy involving the lower extremities. However, not only these typical symptoms, but also various other symptoms pointing to other general diseases can be the sole presenting complaints. We describe a rare case in which a patient presented with predominant abdominal pain caused by thoracic disc herniation. Materials andMethods: Retrospective data analysis and review of the literature. Results: A 45-year-old man experienced sudden onset of abdominal pain and presented to our internal medicine outpatient clinic. Due to obvious concomitant paraplegia, he was referred to our department. Physical examination revealed spastic paraplegia belo.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000144

  Abstract PDF