J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2023 Jun;58(3):257-261. 10.4055/jkoa.2023.58.3.257 .

Fenestration of Thoracic Ventral Intradural Arachnoid Cyst with Epigastric Pain

• Park DH
• Lee WS
• Kim DY

• KMID: 2543273
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2023.58.3.257

Abstract

An intradural spinal arachnoid cyst (ISAC) is a benign cystic tumor rarely found on the dorsal side of the spine. A thoracic ventral ISAC (TVISAC) accounts for less than one-fifth of thoracic ISACs and is commonly caused by congenital neurological anomalies, trauma, or infection. Idiopathic TVISAC is extremely rare and has not been reported worldwide. The authors report a case of 46-year-old female with epigastric pain treated by a cyst fenestration of idiopathic TVISAC.

Keyword

thoracic vertebrae; intradural arachnoid cysts; fenestration; abdominal pain