title: Hemilaminectomy for large spinal extradural meningeal cysts: A case report and review of surgical techniques.
abstract: Spinal extradural meningeal cysts (SEMC) are uncommon causes of back pain. The literature contains only case reports of this pathology, and treatment remains controversial due to its rarity. We present a case of SEMC and describe an approach via hemilaminectomy, with the choice of side guided by radiological imaging, followed by complete excision of the cyst and repair of the underlying dural defect.
authors.affiliation: Cork University Hospital , Cork , Ireland.
authors.forename: M-S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Cork University Hospital , Cork , Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.affiliation: Cork University Hospital , Cork , Ireland.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Okafo
authors.affiliation: Cork University Hospital , Cork , Ireland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dunlea
authors.affiliation: Cork University Hospital , Cork , Ireland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Back pain; Cyst; Laminectomy; Meningeal; Spine