Percutaneous Treatment with Steroid Injections and Distension of Facet Synovial Cyst: A case report.
10.3344/kjp.2005.18.2.246
- Author:
Seuk Jin LEE
1
;
Young Ki KIM
;
Hwa Sung JUNG
;
Jong Bum LIM
;
Chung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.ykkim@gnah.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
facet joint;
percutaneous treatment;
radiculopathy;
spinal stenosis;
synovial cyst
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Decompression, Surgical;
Humans;
Joints;
Radiculopathy;
Spinal Stenosis;
Synovial Cyst*;
Zygapophyseal Joint
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2005;18(2):246-250
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Facet joint synovial cysts are uncommon intraspinal abnormalities, which appear to be secondary to degenerative changes of the joints. They can cause chronic back pain and radiculopathy, as shown in spinal stenosis. When symptomatic cysts fail to respond to conservative measurements, surgical decompression is known as the standard treatment. Percutaneous steroid injections, and distension of the cysts under fluoroscopic guidance, may be a minimally invasive treatment option. Here, the case of a patient with a symptomatic L5-S1 facet joint synovial cyst and left S1 radiculopathy, who responded satisfactorily to percutaneous treatment, is presented.
