Indirect decompression with lateral interbody fusion could be effective for lumbar canal stenosis due to spinal epidural lipomatosis: Two case reports

Indirect decompression with lateral interbody fusion could be effective for lumbar canal stenosis due to spinal epidural lipomatosis: Two case reports

Backgrounds: For the surgical treatment of lumbar canal stenosis (LCS) due to spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL), several studies have reported direct decompression, including fat debulking. However, none of these studies have mentioned indirect decompression for SEL. Here we report two cases in whic...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Ota, Satoshi Nozawa, Chizuo Iwai, Kazunari Yamada, Kazunari Fushimi, Atsushi Nakano, Masashi Neo, Haruhiko Akiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis
Indirect Decompression
Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751922001232

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