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Prashad, B., Jain, A. K., & Dhammi, I. K. (2007). Tarlov cyst: Case report and review of literature. Indian journal of orthopaedics, 41(4), 401-3. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.37007
Prashad, Bhagwat, et al. "Tarlov cyst: Case report and review of literature." Indian journal of orthopaedics vol. 41,4 (2007): 401-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.37007
Prashad B, Jain AK, Dhammi IK. Tarlov cyst: Case report and review of literature. Indian J Orthop. 2007 Oct;41(4):401-3. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.37007. PMID: 21139800; PMCID: PMC2989515.
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Indian J Orthop. 2007 Oct;41(4):401-3. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.37007.

Tarlov cyst: Case report and review of literature.

Indian journal of orthopaedics

Bhagwat Prashad, Anil K Jain, Ish K Dhammi

Affiliations

  1. University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahadara, Delhi, India.

PMID: 21139800 PMCID: PMC2989515 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.37007

Abstract

We describe a case of sacral perineural cyst presenting with complaints of low back pain with neurological claudication. The patient was treated by laminectomy and excision of the cyst. Tarlov cysts (sacral perineural cysts) are nerve root cysts found most commonly in the sacral roots, arising between the covering layer of the perineurium and the endoneurium near the dorsal root ganglion. The incidence of Tarlov cysts is 5% and most of them are asymptomatic, usually detected as incidental findings on MRI. Symptomatic Tarlov cysts are extremely rare, commonly presenting as sacral or lumbar pain syndromes, sciatica or rarely as cauda equina syndrome. Tarlov cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with these complaints.

Keywords: Low back pain; sacral perineural cyst; sciatica; tarlov cyst

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