Gas-filled intradural cyst with migration into the nerve root of the cauda equina

Yohei Kudo; Yoji Nishijima; Kiyoshi Mochida; Yasutomo Sekido; Shigekuni Tachibana

doi:10.3171/SPI/2008/8/5/482

Gas-filled intradural cyst with migration into the nerve root of the cauda equina

J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 May;8(5):482-6. doi: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/5/482.

Authors

Yohei Kudo¹, Yoji Nishijima, Kiyoshi Mochida, Yasutomo Sekido, Shigekuni Tachibana

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Nishijima Hospital, 2835-7, Oooka, Numazu, Shizuoka, 410-0022, Japan. yoh-neurosurgery@shinwakai.or.jp

PMID: 18447697
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/5/482

Abstract

Only 4 cases of gas-filled intradural cysts of the spine have been reported previously. All cysts were due to intradural herniation of a gas-containing disc. The authors report 2 additional patients with gas-filled intradural cysts that migrated into the nerve root of the cauda equina. After surgical treatment their severe leg pain completely resolved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cauda Equina / pathology*
Contrast Media
Cysts / diagnosis*
Dura Mater / pathology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gadolinium DTPA
Gases
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Myelography
Polyradiculopathy / diagnosis*
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Contrast Media
Gases
Gadolinium DTPA