A Case of Symptomatic Multiple Tarlov Cysts Treated with Microsurgical Wrapping Technique -Efficacy and Limitation of Surgical Procedure
© 2024 The Japan Neurosurgical Society..
Tarlov cysts (TCs) rarely cause clinical symptoms, such as leg pain, buttock pain, and bladder/bowel dysfunction. Surgery is considered when these symptoms persist despite medical treatments. Among several surgical procedures, microsurgical wrapping (MSW) is a relatively novel, simple technique with few complications, including cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Herein, we report a case of multiple TCs treated with MSW and present the mechanism of symptoms generated by TC and the procedure's limitations. A 58-year-old man complained of severe right leg and buttock pain for 3 months and was admitted to our hospital. His symptoms aggravated with sitting and standing and improved with the prone position. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated multiple sacral cysts containing intense cerebrospinal fluid. The cysts connect to the right S3 and S4 nerve roots. He was treated conservatively with medications; however, his symptoms were not improved. Therefore, MSW was performed for TCs connected to the S3 and S4 roots. The postoperative course was uneventful, and cerebrospinal fluid leakage did not occur. MRI performed 1 year after the operation demonstrated no recurrence of the TCs, and his leg pain was completely relieved; however, the buttock pain remained. MSW for TCs is effective for symptoms of adjacent nerve root compression; however, repairing the damaged nerve root in TCs is sometimes difficult. This may be a limitation of present surgical interventions because these symptoms may be difficult to treat even with other interventions.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11 |
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NMC case report journal - 11(2024) vom: 16., Seite 1-6 |
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Englisch |
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Ikeda, Naokado [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 10.02.2024 published: Electronic-eCollection Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0213 |
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