Chonnam Med J.  2019 Jan;55(1):62-63. 10.4068/cmj.2019.55.1.62.

Spinal Extradural Meningeal Cyst: A Case Report

• Lee SK
• Kim JY
• Kim JH
• Moon BJ
• Lee JK
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2432257
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2019.55.1.62

Abstract

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  FIG. 1 Lumbar spine CT (A), sagittal T2-weighted MRI (B), axial T2-weighted MRI (C, D). Intraoperative photographs. After laminectomy (E), defect at dural sleeve near right T12 rootlet (F), primary closure of dural defect (G). 6-month follow-up after osteoplastic laminotomy and cyst removal. Plain lumbar radiography (H), sagittal T2-weighted MRI (I).

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