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We report a giant lateral lumbar meningocele presenting with constipation and abdominal pain.
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Drevelengas, A., Kalaitzoglou, I. Giant lumbar meningocele in a patient with neurofibromatosis. Neuroradiology 37, 195–197 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578257
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