J M Voyadzis , P Bhargava, F C Henderson Department of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. PMID: 11453427 DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.95.1.0025 Abstract Object: Tarlov or perineurial cysts are lesions of the nerve root most often found in the sacral region. Although there is agreement that asymptomatic Tarlov cysts should be followed, […]
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Balloon-Assisted Fistula Sealing Procedure for Symptomatic Tarlov Cysts
Xuesheng Zheng, Shiting Li, Hansong Sheng, Baohui Feng, Nu Zhang, Chaoran Xie Department of Neurosurgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China PMID: 26802871 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.01.016 Abstract Objective: Tarlov cyst is an abnormal expansion of the spinal nerve sleeve, and it communicates with the subarachnoid cavity […]
Management of Symptomatic Tarlov Cysts: A Retrospective Observational Study
Wei Jiang, Zhenming Hu, Jie Hao Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Rd, Chongqing 400016, China. PMID: 28727710 Abstract Background: Symptomatic Tarlov cysts are a common cause of chronic pain. Many methods have been reported to treat this disease, with variable results. Most previous reports concerning the […]
Microsurgical treatment of symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts
Dongsheng Guo, Kai Shu, Rudong Chen, Changshu Ke, Yanchang Zhu, Ting Lei Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. PMID: 17538380 DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255457.12978.78 Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the microsurgical results of symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts of 11 patients and to […]
Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment for Tarlov Cysts: A Systematic Review of Published Literature
Laura E Dowsett, Fiona Clement, Stephanie Coward, Diane L Lorenzetti, Tom Noseworthy, Laura Sevick, And Eldon Spackman Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary. Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada. PMID: 28902742 DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000582 Abstract Of background data: In the general population, it has been estimated that […]
A systematic comparative outcome analysis of surgical versus percutaneous techniques in the management of symptomatic sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts: a meta-analysis
Mayur Sharma, Pooja SirDeshpande, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Nicholas Dietz, Maxwell Boakye Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Abstract OBJECTIVE: Symptomatic perineural or Tarlov cysts (TCs) are a rare cause of chronic low-back pain. Given the rarity of the disease, there is no literature consensus regarding the optimal management of these cysts. METHODS: The authors […]
Giant Tarlov Cysts with Rare Pelvic Extension: Report of 3 Cases and Literature Review
Hanshuo Zhu, Lin Shen, Zheng Chen, Min Yang, Xuesheng Zheng Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Abstract Background: Giant presacral Tarlov cysts (TCs) with pelvic extension are extremely rare and have many special features that differ from normal TCs in examination, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. We report 3 […]
Myelographic CT, A Check-Valve Mechanism, and Microsurgical Treatment of Sacral Perineural Tarlov Cysts
Miyu Kikuchi, Keisuke Takai , Ayako Isoo, Makoto Taniguchi Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Abstract Objective: There is currently no consensus regarding surgical indications for symptomatic sacral perineural cysts. Methods: Nine patients with symptomatic sacral perineural cysts underwent microsurgery. All patients fulfilled the following criteria: (1) cyst sizes larger than 15 […]
Tarlov cyst and symptomatic bladder disfuction
M Ruibal Moldes, J Sánchez Rodríguez-Losada, D López García, V Casas Agudo, J M Janeiro País, M González Martín Abstract Tarlov cysts or perineural cyst are lesions of the nerve roots located at the sacral level and uncertain aetiology. Most of these cysts remain asymptomatic with no clinical relevance. The symptomatic cysts are uncommon and […]
Tarlov cysts: long-term follow-up after microsurgical inverted plication and sacroplasty
Ralf Weigel, Manolis Polemikos, Nesrin Uksul, Joachim K Krauss Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School Hannover, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. Neurosurgical Department, St. Katharinen Hospital, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. Abstract Purpose: Surgical treatment of Tarlov cysts is still a matter of debate. Published literature thus far includes mainly small case series with retrospective evaluation […]