Noncommunicating Thoracolumbar Intradural Extramedullary Arachnoid Cyst in an 8-Year-Old Boy: Intact Removal by Spontaneous Delivery
Sanser Gul, Murat Kalayci, Bektas Acikgoz, Burak Bahadir
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Sanser Gul, Murat Kalayci, Bektas Acikgoz, Burak Bahadir | Yıl: 2009 | Dergi/Kurum: PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY | İndeks: WOS.SCI | DOI: 10.1159/000270155 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Arachnoid cyst, Intradural extramedullary arachnoid cyst, Spinal cord compression — Özet: Noncommunicat
Noncommunicating spinal intradural extramedullary arachnoid cysts are an extremely rare cause of spinal cord compression. An 8-year-old boy presented with progressive paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a posterior intradural extramedullary arachnoid cyst extending from T(11) to L(3) vertebral bodies. The multilevel noncommunicating cyst was totally removed by simple delivery without rupture through a single-level laminoplasty. To our knowledge, no such case has been reported in the literature. Copyright (C) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel