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Case Reports
. 1989 Mar;70(3):486-8.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1989.70.3.0486.

Gas in a spinal extradural cyst. Case report

R Kumar  1 , C G West, J E Gillespie
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Case Reports

Gas in a spinal extradural cyst. Case report

R Kumar et al. J Neurosurg. 1989 Mar.

Abstract

This case report describes a patient with sciatica resulting from lumbar root compression by a gas-containing cyst in the extradural space. Removal of the cyst provided prompt relief. The origin and anatomic distribution of gas collections in the spine are considered based on a review of the literature.

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