Posterior epidural migration of extruded lumbar disc fragment mimicking epidural mass: A case report

Introduction: Posterior epidural migration of the lumbar disc fragment is a very rare pathological entity. The pathomechanisms remain unclear. Case presentation: The authors present the case of a 78-year-old Germans male with refractory low back pain. Contrast-MRI showed an epidural mass at the leve...

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Main Authors: Alaa Eldin Elsharkawy, Evariste Gafumbegete, Peter Douglas Klassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475191730213X