Endoscopic transforaminal treatment of a thoracic perineural cyst: a case report

Background and importance To describe the first case of a thoracic perineural cyst successfully treated using a direct thoracic transforaminal endoscopic approach. Methods Case report. Clinical presentation A 66-year-old male presented with right-sided radicular pain in a T4 distribution. MRI of the...

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Published in:European spine journal 2023-08, Vol.32 (8), p.2679-2684
Main Authors: Gardocki, Raymond J., Chandler, Philip J., Vaughan, Wilson E., Zuckerman, Scott L., Abtahi, Amir M., Stephens, Byron F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case reports
Cysts
Decompression
Endoscopy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pain
Patients
Spine (thoracic)
Supplement Article
Surgical Orthopedics
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Summary:Background and importance To describe the first case of a thoracic perineural cyst successfully treated using a direct thoracic transforaminal endoscopic approach. Methods Case report. Clinical presentation A 66-year-old male presented with right-sided radicular pain in a T4 distribution. MRI of the thoracic spine revealed a right T4 perineural cyst caudally displacing the root in the T4-5 foramen. He had failed attempts at nonoperative management. The patient underwent an all endoscopic transforaminal perineural cyst decompression and resection as a same-day surgical procedure. Postoperatively, the patient noted near complete resolution of the preoperative radicular pain. A thoracic MRI with and without contrast was performed 3 months after surgery and showed no evidence of the preoperative perineural cyst and no symptom recurrence was noted by the patient. Conclusion This case report presents the first safe and successful report of an all endoscopic transforaminal decompression and resection of a perineural cyst in the thoracic spine.
ISSN:0940-6719
1432-0932
DOI:10.1007/s00586-023-07582-y