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A case of epidural venous plexus enlargement presenting with radiculopathy and low back pain mimicking lumbar disc herniation

Yakup Erden(Abant İzzet Baysal University İzzet Baysal Physical Treatment Training and Research Hospital)0000-0003-3742-9903
Nurullah Dağ(Gazi faculty of medicine)0000-0002-9342-0244
Rumeysa Samancı(Düzce Atatürk State Hospital)0000-0002-7772-7983
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2020-08-19
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We present a young female patient with intermittent low back pain and radiculopathy, unresponsive to medical treatment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Epidural venous plexus enlargement, presenting with low back pain and radiculopathy, is a rare cause of nerve roots impingement.
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Key Findings & Data:Lumbar epidural varices can mimic as a lumbar disc herniation clinically and radiologically.
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Conclusion & Impact:We present a young female patient with intermittent low back pain and radiculopathy, unresponsive to medical treatment.
🔬Design:Case Report
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Epidural venous plexus enlargement · lumbar disc herniation · radiculopathy

Abstract

Epidural venous plexus enlargement, presenting with low back pain and radiculopathy, is a rare cause of nerve roots impingement. Lumbar epidural varices can mimic as a lumbar disc herniation clinically and radiologically. For this reason, the diagnosis is commonly missed or delayed leading to persistent symptoms. We present a young female patient with intermittent low back pain and radiculopathy, unresponsive to medical treatment.

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Bel ağrısı ve radikülopati ile ortaya çıkan epidural venöz pleksus genişlemesi, sinir kökleri sıkışmalarının nadir bir nedenidir. Lomber epidural varisler klinik ve radyolojik olarak lomber disk hernisini taklit edebilir. Bu nedenle, kalıcı semptomlara yol açan tanı sıklıkla gözden kaçırılır veya ertelenir. Biz, tıbbi tedaviye yanıt vermeyen, aralıklı bel ağrısı ve radikülopatili genç bir kadın hastayı sunuyoruz.

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Erden, Y., Samancı, R. (2020). A case of epidural venous plexus enlargement presenting with radiculopathy and low back pain mimicking lumbar disc herniation. Ahi Evran Tıp Dergisi, Volume: 4 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.782774

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