Surgical treatment for complex adult lumbosacral lipomas excluding retethered cases: what are the benefits?
Surgical treatment for LLM in adult patients was most beneficial for those with neurogenic bladder. Surgery also had benefits for intractable pain and motor deficits, but caution is needed as unexpected neurological complications can occur.
Authors
- Hyung‐Ik Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-3104)
- Eun Jung Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4169-9546)
- Kyu‐Chang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7440-6650)
- Kwanjin Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-3047)
- Joo Whan Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2286-3301)
- Sung Eun Hyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-5504)
- Tae‐Hoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-1285)
- Jong Seok Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-7124)
- Kyung Hyun Kim
- Young Jae Im (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-916X)
- Ji Yeoun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-6591)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Samsung Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- Seoul National University Children's Hospital (KR)
- Cancer Clinic (US)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.4.spine241363
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00