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http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2014.27.1.86

Radiculopathy Caused by Discal Cyst  

Kim, Sae Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Pain / v.27, no.1, 2014 , pp. 86-89 More about this Journal
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 $5^{th}$ lumbar vertebral (L5) level that communicated with the adjacent $4^{th}$ lumbar and $5^{th}$ lumbar intervertebral disc, causing L5 radiculopathy. We alleviated the radiating pain with selective transforaminal epidural blocks.
Keywords
epidural; injections; intervertebral disc displacement; radiculopathy; spine;
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