Review from patient named Yunus on March 08, 2022

Dr. Yogesh Pitwa is very true to his profession, doesn't recommend unwanted and exaggerate things to fear you. He was kind enough to advise against wrong diagnosis from other hospitals. Despite having international insurance he recommended the least pricing treatment protecting my spine for longer run. Thank you Doc.  

An Insight Into The Above Review Of Our Patient

This patient had presented with history of pain radiating from the lower back into the leg for a period of about 2 years following some strenuous activity. He had history of having undergone a lumbar discectomy surgery at two levels, L4-5 andL5-S1 about 15 years back. His repeat MRI showed a “slipped disc” at another level i.e. L3-4 level along with some suspicious compression at the old surgery levels of L4-5 and L5-S1. Detailed clinical evaluation showed that he had pain in relation to the nerve at L3-4 level and not at the previously operated levels of L4-5 and L5-S1. An additional test called contrast MRI was done to differentiate scar tissue from recurrent slipped disc at the previously operated levels. Based on the information thus gathered, it was obvious that the patient’s present problem was related to L3-4 and not to the previously operated levels. Hence, a single level microdiscectomy was carried out to alleviate the patient’s problems as against an extensive surgery of decompression and insertion of screws and rods across almost the entire lower back from L3 to L4 to L5 to S1.

This case highlights the need for detailed assessment of the patient’s problem with corroboration with X-rays and MRI to help save unnecessary surgeries on patients. Though there is a lot of hype on “fashionable” technologies in today’s era; nothing can replace the clinical acumen of the treating doctor. 

Visit Sattvik Spine and Scoliosis Center; Center of Excellence For Back And Neck Problems for doubts related to your spine health or visit https://sattvikspine.com/ or contact 8296082122/ 080-42068257 for more details. 

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