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We present three obese patients with symptomatic lumbar epidural lipomatosis. All three were treated with a calorie-controlled diet and considerable weight reduction was achieved. MRI demonstrated a reduction in the epidural fat and relief of thecal sac compression in all three; two also improved clinically.
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Borstlap, A.C.W., van Rooij, W.J.J., Sluzewski, M. et al. Reversibility of lumbar epidural lipomatosis in obese patients after weight-reduction diet. Neuroradiology 37, 670–673 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593392
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