TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally invasive endoscopic resection of a solitary bone cyst of the lumbar vertebrae
T2 - A case report
AU - Matsubayashi, Kohei
AU - Tsuji, Osahiko
AU - Watanabe, Kota
AU - Hosogane, Naobumi
AU - Tsuji, Takashi
AU - Ishii, Ken
AU - Nakamura, Masaya
AU - Toyama, Yoshiaki
AU - Chiba, Kazuhiro
AU - Matsumoto, Morio
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Solitary bone cysts of the lumbar vertebrae are extremely rare. We report a 20-year-old man, who presented with a 5-year history of persistent low back pain. Radiographic examination, magnetic resonance imaging, and subsequent computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed osteolytic and cystic lesion at the right pedicle of the L3 vertebra. On the basis of the radiologic findings, a simple bone cyst was considered the most probable diagnosis. The patient underwent a minimally invasive operation with the assistance of an endoscope. The gross total curettage resection of the lesion including the cyst walls was accomplished, followed by a combined graft consisting of granulated β-tricalcium phosphate and autologous iliac crest cancellous bone. At the 1-year follow-up, the patient's symptoms were resolved, bone union at the lesion site had been achieved, and he had returned to his previous level of physical activity.
AB - Solitary bone cysts of the lumbar vertebrae are extremely rare. We report a 20-year-old man, who presented with a 5-year history of persistent low back pain. Radiographic examination, magnetic resonance imaging, and subsequent computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed osteolytic and cystic lesion at the right pedicle of the L3 vertebra. On the basis of the radiologic findings, a simple bone cyst was considered the most probable diagnosis. The patient underwent a minimally invasive operation with the assistance of an endoscope. The gross total curettage resection of the lesion including the cyst walls was accomplished, followed by a combined graft consisting of granulated β-tricalcium phosphate and autologous iliac crest cancellous bone. At the 1-year follow-up, the patient's symptoms were resolved, bone union at the lesion site had been achieved, and he had returned to his previous level of physical activity.
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U2 - 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e31825a6aa9
DO - 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e31825a6aa9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873354911
SN - 1050-6438
VL - 23
SP - 66
EP - 69
JO - Neurosurgery Quarterly
JF - Neurosurgery Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -