title: Lumbar dural ectasia secondary to spinal fusion: a report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of lumbar dural ectasia secondary to spinal fusion are presented. Background history of dural ectasia is discussed; computed tomography (CT) and MR imaging characteristics of dural ectasia are shown and possible causes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiologic Sciences, Drexel University College of Medicine, Mail Stop 206, 245 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Tom A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Koenigsberg
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Cyrus K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dastur
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed