Spontaneous resolution of lumbar pseudomeningocoele

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 470-472

  Kumar, A J S ^a   Nambiar, C S ^a   Kanse, P ^a  

^a Withybush General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Conservative treatment; Discectomy; Lumbar disc surgery; Pseudomeningocoele

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR PSEUDOMENINGOCOELE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MENINGOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0043091889     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101462     Document Type: Article

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