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What Do Severe Central Canal Stenosis And Mild Ligamentum Flavum Thickening Suggest?

Lumbasacral spine transitional vertebral body is labeled L5. L1-2 severe central canal stenosis due to a central left paracentral disc protrusion-extrusion and probably congenitally short Pericles. L2-3 moderate central canal stenosis due to a broad based disc bulge, mild ligamentum flavum thicening, mild facetarthropathy and congenitally short Pericles. The lower pole right kidney has a10mm T2 hyper intense mass which may represent a cyst. What does this mean. I have no insurance and had to pay cash. When I came back foe this report they said they could not help me and I should go to the county hospital.
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

There is a disc (fibrous tissue) between two vertebra. Behind the disc is normal spinal canal through which spinal cord and nerves are passing. Due to a number of causes, this disc can get displaced from its normal position and cause compression on the canal/cord which an result in pain. You report is telling these compression at L1-2 disc & L2-3 disc. Ligaments along these areas also get thickened and cause contribution in causing the pain. Cyst is a fluid filled cavity. Normally it causes no harm until or unless MRI indicates any abnormality in the cyst.

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What Do Severe Central Canal Stenosis And Mild Ligamentum Flavum Thickening Suggest?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. There is a disc (fibrous tissue) between two vertebra. Behind the disc is normal spinal canal through which spinal cord and nerves are passing. Due to a number of causes, this disc can get displaced from its normal position and cause compression on the canal/cord which an result in pain. You report is telling these compression at L1-2 disc & L2-3 disc. Ligaments along these areas also get thickened and cause contribution in causing the pain. Cyst is a fluid filled cavity. Normally it causes no harm until or unless MRI indicates any abnormality in the cyst. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.