Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine.
Publisher:
Medknow Publications,
Frequency: Quarterly, 2014-
Country: India
Language: English
Start Year:2010 -
ISSN:
0974-8237 (Print)
0976-9285 (Electronic)
0974-8237 (Linking)
0976-9285 (Electronic)
0974-8237 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.1
2022
| NLM ID: | 101536746 |
| (OCoLC): | 871189222 |
| LCCN: | 2011353421 |
| Classification: | W1 JO602X |
Spinal intradural hydatid cyst causing arachnoiditis: A rare etiology of cauda equina syndrome. This study aims to focus on a rare presentation of spinal hydatid cyst as cauda equine syndrome and misdiagnosed as intradural extramedullary (IDEM) benign lesion on magnetic resonance imaging. In this article, we report a case of spinal hydatid cyst masquerading as IDEM tumor, and intraoperatively, we accidently find clumped granuloma with severe arachnoiditis and hydatid cyst in lumber region, which was present as bilateral S1 radiculopathy with cauda equina syndrome. An 11-year-old boy who presented with symptoms and signs of cauda equina syndrome and planned for surgical excision. His radi...