Lumbar spinal stenosis combined with obesity-induced idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis treated with posterior lumbar fusion: case report

摘要

Preoperative CT scan. Preoperative sagittal CT scan indicates intervertebral space narrow, vertebral body bone hyperplasia, “Y” shape homogenious hypodense shadow and oval compression of caudal spinal cord. Axial images shows stenosis frome L2 to L5 and mild hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum and facet joint. a Sagittal image. b Axial image of L2/3. c Axial image of L3/4. d Axial image of L4/5