Are lumbar spinal canal dimensions measured intraoperatively after decompression properly rendered on early postoperative MRI?
Surgical decompression of the spinal canal effectively decreases the compression of the dural sac. However, early postoperative MRI after lumbar decompression does not adequately represent the decompression achieved intraoperatively.
Although the overall incidence of occult breast cancer in reduction mammaplasty patients remains low, specific subgroups with a higher risk are identified. It is recommended that histological analysis of specimens should be restricted to high-risk patients and those over 30 years of age as significant pathology is uncommon in younger patients. These results will promote health-care-related economic benefits and a reduction of the burden placed on histopathology departments.