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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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01-10-2018 | Up-to date Review and Case Report • SPINE - LUMBAR

Benefits of bariatric surgery on spinal epidural lipomatosis: case report and literature review

Authors: J. Valcarenghi, O. Bath, H. Boghal, M. Ruelle, J. Lambert

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 7/2018

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Spinal epidural lipomatosis is an abnormal accumulation of unencapsulated epidural fat causing compression of the neural elements. It can be divided into idiopathic and secondary. Secondary is often associated with chronic steroid use and endocrinopathies. Idiopathic has been associated with obesity. We report a 48-year-old man with obesity and a history of chronic back pain who developed idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, which subsequently resolved completely after sleeve gastroplasty over a 6-month follow-up period.

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Title: Benefits of bariatric surgery on spinal epidural lipomatosis: case report and literature review
Authors: J. Valcarenghi
O. Bath
H. Boghal
M. Ruelle
J. Lambert
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-018-2206-y

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