Fluoroscopically guided aspiration of a symptomatic lumbar zygapophyseal joint cyst: a case report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts are potential pain generators in patients with axial pain and/or lower-limb radicular pain. The traditional treatment of symptomatic cysts that do not respond to conservative measures is surgical decompression. Percutaneous needle aspiration under fluoroscopic guidance is a potential minimally invasive treatment option. We present a patient with a large symptomatic L4-5 zygapophyseal joint cyst and right L5 radiculopathy who responded well to percutaneous aspiration.

publication date

  • December 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Low Back Pain
  • Suction
  • Synovial Cyst
  • Zygapophyseal Joint

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036895385

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1053/apmr.2002.34601

PubMed ID

  • 12474188

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 83

issue

  • 12