Jovanna Tracz, Brendan F Judy, Kelly J Jiang, Chad A Caraway, Wuyang Yang, Nara Lygia De Macena Sobreira, Majid Khan, Timothy F Witham
BACKGROUND: Tarlov cysts are perineural collections of cerebrospinal fluid most often affecting sacral nerve roots, which may cause back pain, extremity paresthesias and weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, and/or sexual dysfunction. The most effective treatment of symptomatic Tarlov cysts, with options including non-surgical management, cyst aspiration and injection of fibrin glue, cyst fenestration, and nerve root imbrication, is debated. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was conducted for 220 patients with Tarlov cysts seen at our institution between 2006 and 2021...
July 4, 2023: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery