Iophendylate myelography induced thoracic arachnoiditis, arachnoid cyst and syrinx, four decades later.
Iophendylate (Myodil) was a popular oil-based contrast agent used until late 1980s for myelography, ventriculography and cisternography. Although several long-term sequelae have been reported in literature, they are extremely rare. We report a rare occurrence of symptomatic dorsal arachnoid cyst 40 years after Myodil myelography.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, India. drgopal@sctimst.ac.in
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Gopalakrishnan
Atul
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Mishra
Bejoy
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Thomas
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007481:Iophendylate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media; D007481:Iophendylate