title: [Venous hypertensive myelopathy caused by narrowing of ascending lumbar vein].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diagnosis and treatment of venous hypertensive myelopathy (VHM) caused by narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data from 3 patients with VHM caused by narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Once the narrowed site of the lumbar ascending vein was determined by myelographic or angiographic technique, an undetachable balloon was introduced and advanced to the proximal part of the narrowed segment. Satisfactory results were obtained in these patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein is one of the causes for VHM, and endovascular balloon angioplasty is an optimal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital, Guangzhou Command, People's Liberation Army, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Lianting
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xinyuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qihong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020758:Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014690:Venous Pressure