Is epidural lipomatosis associated with abnormality of body fat distribution? A case report

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-108

  Maillot, François ^a   Mulleman, Denis ^a   Mammou, Saloua ^a   Goupille, Philippe ^a   Valat, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Epidural; Hyperinsulinism; Lipomatosis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOMATOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW CALORY DIET; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; STANDING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPOMATOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 32044437994     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0955-x     Document Type: Article

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