Radiculopathy Caused by Discal Cyst.

Author: Sae Young KIM ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. mandell@dsmc.or.kr
Publication Type:Brief Communication
Keywords: epidural; injections; intervertebral disc displacement; radiculopathy; spine
MeSH: Epidural Space; Humans; Intervertebral Disc; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Radiculopathy*; Spine
From:The Korean Journal of Pain 2014;27(1):86-89
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Discal cyst is an intraspinal cyst with a distinct communication with the corresponding intervertebral disc. It is a rare condition and could present with radiculopathy similar to that caused by lumbar disc herniation. We present a patient with a large discal cyst in the ventrolateral epidural space of the 5th lumbar vertebral (L5) level that communicated with the adjacent 4th lumbar and 5th lumbar intervertebral disc, causing L5 radiculopathy. We alleviated the radiating pain with selective transforaminal epidural blocks.