title: [Cyst of the lumbar posterior longitudinal ligament. An unusual cause of non-discal sciatica].
abstract: Ganglion cyst of the longitudinal posterior ligament of the spine is a rare entity, only described in 11 cases. This lesion occurs in young subjects suffering from classical lombosciatica, and has perhaps a traumatic origin. Computerized tomography and MRI provide the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Laveran, Marseille.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barea
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teschner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chouc
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeandel
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Briant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012585:Sciatica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed