Successful treatment of a symptomatic L5/S1 discal cyst by percutaneous CT-guided aspiration

BACKGROUND: Discal cysts are a rare cause of lumbar radiculopathy. Benefits of percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided aspiration of the cyst include decreased rate of infection, avoidance of general anesthesia, and quicker recovery. However, since the publication of a case of cyst recurrence a...

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Main Authors: Dasenbrock, Hormuzdiyar H., Kathuria, Sudhir, Witham, Timothy F., Gokaslan, Ziya L., Bydon, Ali
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications 2010
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940101/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847922
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.68338
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