Syringomyelia Associated with Spinal Arachnoiditis Treated by Partial Arachnoid Dissection and Syrinx-Far Distal Subarachnoid Shunt

The authors describe a new modified surgical approach to minimize the postoperative recurrence of a syrinx after surgery to treat syringomyelia associated with spinal adhesive arachnoiditis in two cases. Both patients presented with progressive gait disturbance without any remarkable history, and sp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.107-110
Hauptverfasser: Iwatsuki, Koichi, Yoshimine, Toshiki, Ohnishi, Yu-Ichiro, Ninomiya, Koshi, Moriwaki, Takashi, Ohkawa, Toshika
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Zusammenfassung:The authors describe a new modified surgical approach to minimize the postoperative recurrence of a syrinx after surgery to treat syringomyelia associated with spinal adhesive arachnoiditis in two cases. Both patients presented with progressive gait disturbance without any remarkable history, and spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed a syrinx and broad irregular disappearance of the subarachnoid space and/or deformity of the cord. We successfully performed a partial arachnoid dissection and syrinx-far distal subarachnoid shunt for both cases.
ISSN:1179-5476
1179-5476
DOI:10.4137/CCRep.S14895