title: Varicosis of the venous epidural plexus caused by portocaval hypertension mimicking symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Georg-August-University Göttingen, Department of Neurosurgery, Germany. lsiam@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siam
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rohde
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012585:Sciatica / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000473:pathology*