ReviewOrthopedic reviews2021
Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis: A Comprehensive Review.
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- Progressive Spastic Paraparesis Caused by Thoracic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis: A Case Report and Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- [Intraspinal extradural tumors].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Resolution of severe lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis following tirzepatide-induced weight loss: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Reversal of Obesity-Related Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Case Suggesting the Role of Ectopic Fat Reduction.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Case Report: Segment-specific minimally invasive surgical management of lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis with adjacent-level degenerative stenosis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Lumbar spinal stenosis exacerbated by spinal epidural lipomatosis: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Case Report: Spinal epidural lipomatosis with incomplete cauda equina syndrome treated with unilateral biportal endoscopic technique.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Short-term clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic unilateral laminectomy for bilateral decompression for lumbar epidural lipomatosis: an observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
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- Unilateral biportal endoscopy for the treatment of symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Holothoracic spinal epidural lipomatosis: Report of a rare presentation and review of literature.SAGE open medical case reports · 2025Article
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- Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Treatment Options for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: A Practical Overview of Current Possibilities.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Chiropractic management of lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis in a U.S. Veterans Affairs clinic: a report of two cases.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2024Article
- Acute paraplegia in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis and polyangiitis with 20 years of evolution: case report.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023Article
- Outcome of posterior decompression for spinal epidural lipomatosis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
- [Clinical research progress of spinal epidural lipomatosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Review
- A Rare Cause of Low Back Pain.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Could Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis Be the Hallmark of Metabolic Syndrome on the Spine? A Literature Review with Emphasis on Etiology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis is a comprehensive review regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL). RECENT
findingsSEL is a relatively rare condition that has gained scientific relevance over the past few decades. Recent findings include expanding treatment strategies to include minimally invasive surgical techniques. SUMMARY: SEL is caused by an excess of adipose tissue accumulation localized to the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. While the exact pathogenesis is not fully elucidated, the etiology of SEL can be broadly classified based on five commonly associated risk factors; exogenous steroid use, obesity, endogenous steroid hormonal disease, spine surgery, and idiopathic disease. Progression of SEL may lead to neurological deficits, myelopathy, radiculopathy, neurogenic claudication, loss of sensation, difficulty voiding, lower extremity weakness, and rarely cauda equina syndrome. Conservative management is largely patient-specific and aimed at mitigating symptoms that arise from shared risk factors. If more advanced treatment measures are necessary, minimally invasive surgery and open surgical techniques, have proven successful.
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