Lumbosacral lipoma causing tethering of the conus: case report.
We report a case of tethered cord syndrome treated surgically. As in many reported cases, the treatment was successful on pain but only partially so on sphincter dysfunction. The most important diagnostic investigation is CT scanning with contrast medium.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013355:Subdural Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed