Atlantoaxial Joint Synovial Cyst: Diagnosis and Percutaneous Treatment

Journal Article · Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-008-9347-Z· OSTI ID:21426343

Velan, Osvaldo ^[1]; Rabadan, Alejandra ^[2]; Paganini, Lisandro ^[1]; Langhi, Luciano ^[2]

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1. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Department of Radiology (Argentina)
2. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Department of Neurosurgery (Argentina)

Synovial cysts at the atlantoaxial level are found uncommonly. Lumbar symptomatic cases are treated by percutaneous cyst aspiration with or without corticoid injection or by surgical resection, but synovial cysts at the C1-C2 level are usually treated by surgery. We report here a 92-year-old woman with a retro-odontoid synovial cyst producing spinal cord compression that was treated by percutaneous aspiration of the cyst under CT guidance. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an atlantoaxial synovial cyst successfully treated with a minimally invasive procedure.

• OSTI ID: 21426343
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 31, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9347-z; Copyright (c) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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