Teplick J G, Haskin M E
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1985 Aug;145(2):371-5. doi: 10.2214/ajr.145.2.371.
Spontaneous regression of herniated nucleus pulposus has not been previously documented. Reported here are 11 patients in whom there was unequivocal regression or disappearance of a herniated lumbar disk on follow-up CT study. Two patients with herniated disks were without symptoms. In the nine patients with symptoms, those attributed to the original herniation disappeared or were diminished in all cases. The mechanism of regression of a disk herniation is unknown. Whether or not regression of herniated disk is a frequent occurrence in patients who recover with conservative therapy should be investigated by more frequent use of follow-up CT scans.
髓核突出的自然消退此前尚无文献记载。本文报告了11例患者，经随访CT研究发现其腰椎间盘突出有明确的消退或消失。2例椎间盘突出患者无症状。在9例有症状的患者中，所有病例归因于最初突出的症状均消失或减轻。椎间盘突出消退的机制尚不清楚。对于经保守治疗康复的患者，椎间盘突出是否经常消退，应通过更频繁地使用随访CT扫描进行研究。
