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Multiple epidural steroid injections and body mass index linked with occurrence of epidural lipomatosis: a case series
BACKGROUND: Epidural lipomatosis (EL) is an increase of adipose tissue, normally occurring in the epidural space, sufficient to distort the thecal sac and compress neural elements. There is a lack of knowledge of risk factors, impact on patient’s symptoms, and its possible association with epidural...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145583/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25183952 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-70 |