title: Lumbar canal stenosis presenting with bladder and bowel symptoms.
abstract: We report a 50 year old man with lumbar canal stenosis proved on myelography, who presented with hesitancy, constipation and numbness in the "saddle area", with mild and transient lumbago and no claudication. His symptoms improved over several months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Jabalpur.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Johri
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Pansey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jamdar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pole
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*