Intraoperative Discography for Detecting Concealed Lumbar Discal Cysts
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Intraoperative Discography for Detecting Concealed Lumbar Discal Cysts
Lumbar discal cyst is a rare cause of radiculopathy. Their exact pathogenesis and the optimal treatment modality remain unidentified. Depending on their location, discal cysts cannot always be easily identified intraoperatively. We describe 2 patients with discal cysts and introduce an intraoperative discography technique for discal cyst location. Both patients were treated with surgical excisi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.53.4.255