title: Long-term results of surgically treated congenital intradural spinal arachnoid cysts.
abstract: The authors report long-term results in 17 patients with surgically treated congenital intradural spinal arachnoid cysts. Comparison between the immediate and long-term results demonstrates that surgical removal of the cyst allowed a significant neurological improvement in all cases, but clinical worsening of various degrees was observed later. The authors attempt to explain the results in terms of mechanical and vascular factors.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*