title: [Epiduroscopy in patients with chronic low back pain without remarkable findings on magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: Two patients with chronic low back pain and sciatica failed to respond to conservative treatments. In these patients, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no remarkable findings corresponding to their symptoms. We treated these patients using epiduroscopy. Epiduroscopic visualization of the spinal canal permits efficient adhesiolysis and irrigation. One patient got better after two epiduroscopic procedures, and the other did not. Epiduroscopy may be an effective, minimally invasive treatment as well as examination for patients with chronic low back pain without remarkable findings on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi 329-0498.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Motegi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyashita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology*