title: [Clinical aspects and diagnosis of lumbosacral perineural cysts].
abstract: Perineurial cysts are sometimes space-occupying cystic dilatations of the lumbo-sacral nerve roots at or distal to the junction of the posterior root and the dorsal ganglion. The wall is composed of perineurium and neural tissue. We report on 2 cases of upper sacral perineurial cysts with their computed tomography and myelography findings. Indication for operation is discussed: perineurial cysts should only be operated on if their clinical symptoms are clearly attributable to them and other causes like degeneration of the lumbar spine can be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Abteilung, Knappschaftskrankenhauses, Bergmannsheil, Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Prestar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Zur Klinik und Diagnostik lumbo-sakraler Perineuralzysten.