[Redundant lumbar nerve root syndrome: report of a case].
The redundant nerve roots syndrome is the association of high grade extradural lumbar spinal block with a tortuous elongated nerve roots depicted as multiple serpentiginous filling defects on myelography. A case of a 64-years-old man is presented. Laminectomy and facetectomy were done with great improvement of the symptoms. A discussion of this syndrome is presented.
D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
Síndrome da redundância das raízes lombares: relato de um caso.