title: Spinal arachnoid cyst.
abstract: Preoperative, operative and postoperative radiological examinations and operative notes of 31 patients with spinal arachnoid cyst operated on during 2002-2009 at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, were evaluated. Sixteen patients were male and 15 were female. All patients were managed surgically: extradural arachnoid cysts were managed by excision and intradural arachnoid cysts were managed by marsupialization. There was no recurrence in the 4 years of follow up.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Lanka, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India. apoorvakumar80@gmail.com
authors: Apoorva
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Ridip
authors: R
authors: Sakia
authors: Kulvant
authors: K
authors: Singh
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*