title: Iatrogenic intradural arachnoid cyst following tethered cord release in a child.
abstract: Iatrogenic arachnoid cysts represent uncommon complications of intradural spinal procedures. Here we present the case of a 7-year-old girl who was found to have a symptomatic, pathologically proven, intradural arachnoid cyst 3 years following tethered cord release. The patient originally presented with abnormal urodynamics testing and was found to have fatty infiltration in her filum terminale. She underwent sectioning of the filum terminale without complications. The patient presented 3 years later with pain and neurogenic claudication. The patient was successfully treated with subarachnoid cyst fenestration with resolution of her bilateral lower extremity pain. Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts represent an important, though rare, postoperative complication of dural opening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. Electronic address: chad-glenn@ouhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonney
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cheema
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Conner
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Naina L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Yaun
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Arachnoid cyst; Iatrogenic; Intradural; Tethered cord