Case Report
A Symptomatic Spinal Extradural Arachnoid Cyst with Lumbar Disc Herniation
Table 1
Summary of published reports of lumbar epidural arachnoid cysts (EACs). The clinical outcomes are categorized into 3 groups: complete, good, and fair.
| Author | Year | Patient | Levels | Symptoms | Approach | Cyst removal | Disc hernia | Result |
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Ido et al. [10] | 2002 | 24 f | L1-2 | Back pain, legs’ pain | Transforaminal approach | Total | None | Complete | Chang et al. [11] | 2004 | 12 f | L1-2, two cysts | Paraparesis | Limited laminectomy | Total | None | Complete | Durmaz et al. [12] | 2009 | 39 m | L2-3 Lt foramen | Low back pain, radiating lt foot | L2 + L3 hemilaminectomy | Total | None | Complete | Oh et al. [13] | 2012 | 42 m | L1-2, L3-4 | Paraparesis, back pain, legs’ pain | Laminoplasty | Total | None | Complete | Oh et al. [13] | 2012 | 26 m | L1-2 | Paraparesis, back pain, | Laminectomy | Total | None | Good | Tomii et al. [14] | 2013 | 55 f | L1-2 | Numbness of both legs and urinary incontinence | Laminoplasty | Total | None | Fair |
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