Chronic Lumbar Epidural Hematoma in a Patient Suffering With Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis at the L4-5 Level: A Case Report
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rare clinical entity and the majority of these conditions are thought to result from rupture of the epidural vascular network. Hemorrhagic lumbar synovial cysts (1) and a hematoma occurring from the ligamentum flavum (2) or from a lumbar facet joint (3) have been reported as rare types of epidural hematoma. We report here on the radiologic and surgical findings of a case of chronic nontraumatic SEH in a patient who had spondylolytic spondylolisthesis at the L4-5 level.
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