2-LEVEL THORACIC DISC HERNIATION

We report a rare case of two-level thoracic disc herniation that occur red in a 48-year-old woman. She was referred with a 10-month history o f pain on the right side of the thorax. On examination, she had hypoes thesia and hypalgesia in the right T6-T8 dermatomes. An MRI scan revea led :I large herniated disc at the T7/8 level and a smaller herniated disc at the T6/7 level. At surgery, the unilateral transpedicular appr oach was used, and a large prolapse was removed at the T7/8 level. The T6/7 level was decompressed. The patient made an uneventful recovery. Six months after surgery her pain had disappeared, but she still had hypoesthesia in the right T6-T8 dermatomes.