Publication Type Case Report
Authors Torres Campa-Santamarina J, Towne S, Alimi M, Navarro-Ramirez R, Härtl R
Journal Cureus
Volume 7
Issue 10
Pagination e362
Date Published 10/22/2015
ISSN 2168-8184
Abstract Symptoms from synovial cysts are produced by neural compression in the spinal canal or the foramen. Few cases of extraforaminal synovial cyst have been published in the literature. This is a case report of a 65-year-old female who presented with a three-month history of sciatic pain and no relief with conservative treatment. MRI showed a left-sided extraforaminal synovial cyst at L5-S1 with compression of the L5 nerve root at the lateral portion of the foramen. Minimally invasive surgery for resection was performed using an extraforaminal tubular microscopic endoscopy-assisted approach. The patient improved clinically and remained symptom-free for the entire follow-up of 30 months.
DOI 10.7759/cureus.362
PubMed ID 26623217
PubMed Central ID PMC4659579
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