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Incidental Spinal Cysts of Lumbosacral Region

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More cases of symptomatic cystic lesions of spine are being detected due to easy availability and screening of spine for chronic back pains. These incidentally found cystic lesions, most common is Tarlov cyst, are managed conservatively if clinico-radiological mismatch is there. However symptomatic lesions require surgery in the form of excision, shunt or image guided tap. These cases require long-term follow-up as they are prone for recurrence.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Türkiye

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  3. Department of Radiology, Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Çankaya, Ankara, Türkiye

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Jagetia, A., Bodeliwala, S., Lakhe, P.B. (2023). Incidental Spinal Cysts of Lumbosacral Region. In: Turgut, M., Guo, F., Turgut, A.T., Behari, S. (eds) Incidental Findings of the Nervous System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42595-0_24

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