Lateral recess stenosis

Synonyms
Rezessusstenose, lateral recess stenosis, LRS

Lateral recess stenosis is a narrowing of the Lateral recess of the Spine.

Etiology

Lateral recess stenosis is often caused by degenerative processes of the spine[^1].

Diagnosis

The gold standard for diagnosing lateral recess stenosis is an axial T2-weighted sequence in MRI imaging[^1].

Imaging

Recess stenosis on MRI
Right-sided lateral recess stenosis at the L4/5 level on an axial T2-weighted MRI image of the lumbar spine.

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