Cauda equina syndrome secondary to idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 307-309

  Lisai, Pietro ^a   Doria, Carlo ^a   Crissantu, Leonardo ^a   Meloni, Giovanni B ^a   Conti, Maurizio ^a   Achene, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Cauda equina; Laminectomy; Lipomatosis; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CAUDA EQUINA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; HUMANS; LIPOMATOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULOPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CANAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035252346     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200102010-00017     Document Type: Article

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