Spinal cord compression by arachnoid cysts

Spinal arachnoid cysts are considered to be rare entities, intradural locations are even less common. We report two cases of patients (two women aged 77- and 21-year-old) who presented spinal cord compression by intradural arachnoid cysts. For the second patient, repeated surgical procedures were ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuro-chirurgie 2006-09, Vol.52 (4), p.381
Hauptverfasser: Dulou, R, Blondet, E, Dutertre, G, Delmas, J-M, De Soultrait, F, Pernot, P
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Zusammenfassung:Spinal arachnoid cysts are considered to be rare entities, intradural locations are even less common. We report two cases of patients (two women aged 77- and 21-year-old) who presented spinal cord compression by intradural arachnoid cysts. For the second patient, repeated surgical procedures were necessary to improve the neurological status. After presenting the case reports, we expose the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical features, and the surgical difficulties of treating this rare cause of spinal cord compression.
ISSN:0028-3770
DOI:10.1016/S0028-3770(06)71234-6