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  • 14/08/2025

My L45 disc shows a right paracentral focal disc extrusion that's 14 x 10 x 12 mm, pressing on the thecal sac and cauda equina roots. There's mild central spinal canal stenosis, moderate right and mild left lateral recess stenosis, compressing the right L5 root and touching the left L5 root. The L5S1 disc has a posterior central protrusion too. Do I really need surgery or are there other treatments that could help?

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