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. 2019 Oct 23;8(11):1766. doi: 10.3390/jcm8111766

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Percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis combined with balloon decompression in a patient with right L5-S1 foraminal stenosis. (A) A lumbar magnetic resonance image of a 59-years- old man with right lower extremity neurogenic claudication shows a moderate grade of stenosis in the right L5-S1 lumbar foramen (white arrow). (B) Anteroposterior fluoroscopic view showing the inflatable balloon neuroplasty catheter placed in the right L5-S1 intervertebral foramen and the balloon filled with the contrast medium (black arrow head). Foraminal stenosis is visualized by the degree of balloon distortion (black arrow).