title: Swelling of a lumbar spinal nerve root mimicking an intraspinal mass lesion on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naruo Orthopedic Hospital, 12-24 Okadamachi, Chuoku, Kumamoto 862-0958, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tofuku
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naruo Orthopedic Hospital, 12-24 Okadamachi, Chuoku, Kumamoto 862-0958, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naruo Orthopedic Hospital, 12-24 Okadamachi, Chuoku, Kumamoto 862-0958, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naruo
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome