J Korean Radiol Soc.  2006 Apr;54(4):309-312. 10.3348/jkrs.2006.54.4.309.

Symptomatic Spinal Epidural Gas-Containing Cystic Lesions: Reports of 2 Cases

• Jo BJ
• Lee SH
• Park JY
• Park HS
• Yoon DH
• Chung SE

• KMID: 1577368
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2006.54.4.309

Abstract

Symptomatic spinal epidural gas-containing cystic lesion is a rare clinical disease entity. We recently experienced two cases of symptomatic epidural gas-containing cysts that were the main cause of the patients?radiculopathy and the cysts were removed surgically. These lesions were actually gas containing ruptured disc herniations from the vacuum discs at the same level. We report herein on the radiological findings along with conducting a review of the related literature.

Keyword

Herniated lumbar disc; Epidural gas; Epidural cystic lesion; Spine; Magnetic resonance (MR); Computed tomography (CT)

MeSH Terms

Spine
Vacuum