Tarlov Cysts: A Report of Two Cases

Perineural cysts are common and usually detected incidentally during magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine. Treatment is indicated only when the cyst is symptomatic. We report one such patients presented with cauda equina syndrome and another with low back pain with claudication. They...

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Published in:	Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 87 - 89
Main Authors:	Sen, Ramesh Kumar, Goyal, Tarun, Tripathy, Sujit Kumar, Chakraborty, Soumya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-04-2012 Sage Publications Ltd SAGE Publishing
Subjects:	Adult Back pain Bladder Cysts Female Humans Male Spine Tarlov Cysts - diagnosis Tarlov Cysts - surgery radiculopathy Tarlov cysts spinal nerve roots
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Summary:	Perineural cysts are common and usually detected incidentally during magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine. Treatment is indicated only when the cyst is symptomatic. We report one such patients presented with cauda equina syndrome and another with low back pain with claudication. They underwent excision and duraplasty; both motor and sensory fibres were carefully separated from the cyst wall using a nerve root retractor and penfield. There was no nerve root damage or neural deficit. Symptoms were relieved postoperatively.
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ISSN:	1022-5536 2309-4990
DOI:	10.1177/230949901202000117