title: Noncommunicating thoracolumbar intradural extramedullary arachnoid cyst in an 8-year-old boy: intact removal by spontaneous delivery.
abstract: Noncommunicating spinal intradural extramedullary arachnoid cysts are an extremely rare cause of spinal cord compression. An 8-year-old boy presented with progressive paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a posterior intradural extramedullary arachnoid cyst extending from T(11) to L(3) vertebral bodies. The multilevel noncommunicating cyst was totally removed by simple delivery without rupture through a single-level laminoplasty. To our knowledge, no such case has been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Karaelmas University Medical School, TR-67600 Zonguldak, Turkey. drsanser@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sanser
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bahadir
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: Bektas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acikgoz
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome