Severe lumbar radiculopathy with epidural venous plexus engorgement in a morbidly obese pediatric patient: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Engorgement of the epidural venous plexus (EVP) is a rare cause of nerve root impingement. Dilated epidural veins cause compression of the thecal sac and spinal nerve roots, leading to lumbar radiculopathy. PATIENT CONCERNS: Here we describe a case of severe lumbar radiculopathy in a 1...

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Autores principales: Jeong, Hee Joon, Sim, Woo Seog, Park, Hue Jung, Lee, Seung Hwan, Oh, Min Seok, Cho, Min Kyoung, Seon, Heui Jin, Lee, Jin Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6831412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31415408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016842

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6831412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31415408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016842

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