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Results of the prophylactic surgery of lumbosacral lipomas: the pendulum of management?

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  1. Paediatric Neurosurgery Department Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France

    Thomas Roujeau

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    Syril James & Michel Zerah

  3. Medecin Physique et réadaptation, Hôpital Enfants Trousseau, Paris, France

    Véronique Forin

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Roujeau, T., James, S., Forin, V. et al. Results of the prophylactic surgery of lumbosacral lipomas: the pendulum of management?. Childs Nerv Syst 33, 561–562 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3345-x

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