title: Symptomatic lumbar foraminal epidural varix. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Symptomatic epidural varix is rarely described in the literature and is difficult to diagnose by CT. We present a case of symptomatic foraminal epidural varix associated with bilateral spondylolysis simulating an extreme lateral disc herniation on CT. The literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Trakya, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pekindil
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yalniz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*