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MRI of the Post-Discectomy Lumbar Spine

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 57; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/crad.2002.1071

1365-229X

Syed Maqbool Ahmad Babar, A. Saifuddin,

Medical Imaging and Analysis

Laminectomy and discectomy are common procedures in the management of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. Complications of such surgery include recurrent/residual disc herniation, epidural scar formation, discitis, arachnoiditis and pseudo-meningocele. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is the technique of choice for investigating recurrent symptoms following discectomy. This article reviews the normal early and late post-laminectomy MR appearances, as well as the pathological findings associated with the above-mentioned complications. Babar S. and Saifuddin A. (2002). Clinical Radiology57, 969–981.