Table 1.
Summary of thoracic disc herniation cases with radiculopathy alone
| Authors and year | Age (years)/sex | Level | Location | Symptoms | Wrong site surgery or invasive examination | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitcomb DC et al., 1995 | NS/F | T7-8 | NS | Epigastric pain | Pancreatico-jejunostomy | Microdiscectomy |
| Xiong Y et al., 2001 | 32/F | T9-10 | Centrolateral | Abdominal and pelvic pain | Laparoscopy | Laminectomy and discectomy |
| Stetkarova I et al., 2007 | 50/F | T12-L1 | Centrolateral | Flank pain and muscle weakness | NA | Medication |
| Stetkarova I et al., 2007 | 34/M | T10-11, T11-12 | Centrolateral | Lower abdominal pain | NA | Root nerve injection |
| LaBan MM et al., 2007 | 75/M | T12-L1 | Centrolateral | Abdominal muscle weakness, and flank and abdominal pain | NA | Split-table intermittent pelvic tractionthermal therapy |
| Papadakos N et al., 2009 | 52/F | T11-12 | Centrolateral | Left loin pain radiating to groin | Laparoscopy, colonoscopy, and cystoscopy | Microdiscectomy |
| Baranto A et al., 2009 | 24/M | T2-3, T3-4 | Centrolateral | Chest pain | NA | Physiotherapy |
| Hafsteinsdottir B et al., 2012 | 59/M | T11-12 | Centrolateral | Right flank pain | NA | Conservating therapy |
| Srinivasan V et al., 2012 | 72/M | T9-10 | Centrolateral | Left-sided chest pain | NA | Operation |
| Piccirilli M et al., 2012 | 36/F | T7-8 | Centrolateral | Subscapular right-sided dorsal pain | NA | Medication |
| Sari H et al., 2016 | 38/M | T7-8 | Centrolateral | Subscapular left-sided dorsal radiating pain, and paresthesia radiating to left chest wall | NA | Medication and physical therapy |
| Present case | 52/M | T9-10 | Centrolateral | Right flank pain | NA | Microdiscectomy |
NA: not applicable, NS: not specified.