Microsurgical sequestectomy at 36 weeks of pregnancy: A case report

About 30% of pregnant women experience lower back pain. The cause is usually increased mechanical stress combined with the ligament laxity induced by relaxin. Rarely, lower back pain is related to disc herniation. We report such a case, where microsurgical sequestectomy was performed at 36 weeks and...

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Main Authors: J. Kummer, J. Maier, D. Moskopp, L. Hellmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911218300389