Lumbar Nerve Root Compression Caused by Lumbar Intraspinal Gas

Study Design. Three cases of lumbar nerve root compression associated with intradiscal gas formation and its migration are reported. Objectives. To establish the pathogenic mechanism by which gas is formed in the spinal canal. Summary of Background Data. Few such cases have been reported of patients with clinical symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy resulting from gas in the spinal canal. Methods. Surgery with needle aspiration of the gas was...