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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2017; 09(06): 169-171
DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_20_17
Case Report

An intraoperative finding of double L5 nerve root

Abdulhamid Shaban
Department of Neurosurgery, Ali Omar Askar Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
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Qayss Atiyah
Department of Neurosurgery, Ali Omar Askar Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
,
Seraj Ajaj
Department of Neurosurgery, Ali Omar Askar Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
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Congenital anatomical anomalies of the lumbosacral nerve root are a rare condition. Various types of anomalies of the lumbosacral nerve roots have been described in the literature. Undiagnosed lumbosacral nerve root anomalies are at risk for iatrogenic injury, may contribute to wrong-site surgery, and contribute to continued postoperative symptoms. Here, we present the case of a 45-year-old female with discogenic back pain and L5 radiculopathy who found to have a duplicated left L5 nerve root intraoperatively.

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Conjoined nerve roots - foraminal disc protrusion - microdiscectomy - magnetic resonance neurography - nerve anomaly


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Article published online:
07 July 2022

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