Reversibility of lumbar epidural lipomatosis in obese patients after weight-reduction diet |
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Authors: | AC Borstlap WJ van Rooij M Sluzewski AC Leyten G Beute |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neuroradiology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | 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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