title: [Cauda equina syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis. Association with acromegaly. A myelographic and tomodensitometric study of the lumbar canal].
abstract: Cauda equina syndrome is a rare neurological complication of ankylosing spondylitis. The specific myelographic and tomodensitometric anomalies are exemplified by the reported observation. This case is unusual by the moderation of the neurological manifestations, and especially by the absence of sphincteral disorders. The characteristic roentgenologic signs of ankylosing spondylitis are associated with a scalloped appearance of the lumbar spinal column and antecedent quiescent acromegaly.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Syndrome de la queue de cheval et spondylarthrite ankylosante. Association à une acromégalie. Etude myélographique et tomodensitométrique du canal lombaire.