tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Foramen Magnum Arachnoid Cyst Induces Compression of the Spinal Cord and Syringomyelia: Case Report and Literature Review"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài:Foramen Magnum Arachnoid Cyst Induces Compression of the Spinal Cord and Syringomyelia: Case Report and Literature Review. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2011 8 345 o IVYSPRING wBrnsno PLI International Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 8 4 345-350 Case Report Foramen Magnum Arachnoid Cyst Induces Compression of the Spinal Cord and Syringomyelia Case Report and Literature Review Haiyan Huang1 Yuanqian Li1 Kan Xu1 Ye Li2 Limei Qu3 Jinlu Yu1 H 1. Department of Neurosurgery First Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130021 P. R. China 2. Department of Radiology First Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130021 P. R. China 3. Department of Pathology First Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130021 P. R. China Haiyan Huang Yunqian Li and Kan Xu contributed equally to the work. H Corresponding author Jinlu Yu 86043188782331 E-mail jinluyu@ Ivyspring International Publisher. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License http licenses by-nc-nd . Reproduction is permitted for personal noncommercial use provided that the article is in whole unmodified and properly cited. Received Accepted Published Abstract It is very rare that a foramen magnum arachnoid cyst induces compression of the spinal cord and syringomyelia and currently there are few treatment experiences available. Here we reported the case of a 43-year-old male patient who admitted to the hospital due to weakness and numbness of all 4 limbs with difficulty in urination and bowel movement. MRI revealed a foramen magnum arachnoid cyst with associated syringomyelia. Posterior fossa decompression and arachnoid cyst excision were performed. Decompression was fully undertaken during surgery however only the posterior wall of the arachnoid cyst was excised because it was almost impossible to remove the whole arachnoid cyst due to toughness of the cyst and tight adhesion to the spinal cord. Three months after the surgery MRI showed a reduction in the size of the arachnoid cyst but syrinx still remained. Despite this the symptoms of the .