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With the rapid development of endoscopic armamentaria and techniques, the pathological scope that can be treated by percutaneous endoscopic spine surgery is ever expanding.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this paper, the authors describe a patient with lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis who was treated with a percutaneous full-endoscopic uniportal decompression surgery successfully. This article aims to validate the feasibility of percutaneous full-endoscopic uniportal decompression for the treatment of symptomatic idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> interlaminar approach.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We describe a case of a 69-year-old man with a 10-year history of low back pain, intermittent claudication, and bilateral leg neuropathic pain. He was diagnosed with lumbar epidural lipomatosis, which did not respond to conservative therapy. After a comprehensive evaluation, he underwent percutaneous endoscopic spine surgery to remove hyperplastic adipose tissue and decompress nerve roots and dura sac.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The patient was treated with a percutaneous full-endoscopic uniportal decompression surgery successfully. After the procedure, his leg pain decreased and his walking capacity improved. There were no surgery-related complications, such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage, incision infection, etc.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The case with SEL was successfully treated with a percutaneous full-endoscopic uniportal surgery, which has the advantages of excellent presentation of anatomical structures, expanded field of vision, less surgical-related trauma, and bleeding. 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