My MRI shows disc desiccation and a large posterocentral disc protrusion at L4-L5 compressing nerve roots and effacing the thecal sac with mild facetal arthropathy. Does this require surgery or can it be managed with medication? Also noticed focal hemangiomas in D10 and D12 vertebrae should I be concerned about those? The rest seems normal but I'm worried about the compression

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Disc protrusion with nerve compression may need surgery if symptoms are severe‚Äîhemangiomas are usually harmless unless symptomatic.

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Answered 14/08/2025

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