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Clinical and imaging characteristics in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar epidural lipomatosis
BACKGROUND: Lumbar epidural lipomatosis (LEL) is characterized by abnormal accumulation of unencapsulated adipose tissue in the spinal epidural space. Such accumulation compresses the dural sac and nerve roots, and results in various neurological findings. However, the pathophysiology of LEL remains...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29490659 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1988-8 |