Thrombolith of the Extradural Vertebral Venous Plexus as a Cause of Lumbar Radiculopathy: A case Report.
- Author:
Jae Duk RYU
1
;
Weon Yoo KIM
;
Eun Hee LEE
;
Jin Ho JUNG
;
Jin Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Clinical Pathology, Taejon St. Mary Hospital, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lumbar radiculopathy;
Extradural vertebral venous plexus;
Thrombolith
- MeSH:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Radiculopathy*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2000;35(6):949-949
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lumbar radiculopathy may occur in the course of many diseases, but abnormalities or pathologic change of extradural vertebral venous plexus is a rare cause of the lumbar radiculopathy. We report a case of lumbar radiculopathy due to thrombolith of the extradural vertebral venous plexus diagnosed by CT and MRI and treated by hemilaminectomy and removal of thrombolith.
