Here it is:
POST SURGICAL MRI L-SPINE
5/4/2009
History: 30-year-old female with low back pain, previous back
surgeries, pain radiates in both legs.
Procedure: Multiplanar/multiecho sequences were obtained through the
lumbar spine with and without intravenous contrast.
Findings: Vertebral alignment is intact. No gross signal changes are
seen involving the vertebral bodies other than some end plate signal
changes seen at the L4-5 level that could be postoperative in nature.
At this particular level there appears to be a left paracentral disk
protrusion which appears to be more prominent compared to the prior
examination and appears to impinge upon the exiting nerve root. No
other focal protruding disks or significant stenosis is noted at the
remaining levels. No paravertebral soft tissue abnormalities are
noted. Postsurgical changes are seen involving the posterior
subcutaneous tissues posterior to the spinous processes.
IMPRESSION:
1. There appears to be a moderate sized protruding disk in the left
paracentral location at the L4-5 level which appears to be a more
prominent comparison to the prior examination.
2. Postsurgical change is otherwise seen at the L4-5 level,
particularly posterior to the spinous processes.
3. No other focal protruding disk or significant stenosis is noted at
any level.
Is this just a fancy way of saying it's herniated again?????
I would upload the pics, but apparently work won't let me upload my own pics cuz it recognizes them as data risks.