TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidural blood patch in a patient with an arachnoid cyst
AU - Gaiser, Robert R.
AU - Mauney, Donald L.
AU - Imbesi, Steven G.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Arachnoid cysts are relatively common occurrences, with the majority being asymptomatic. The safety of an epidural blood patch in a patient with an arachnoid cyst has not been reported. Our patient had a known thoracic arachnoid cyst and required epidural blood patch for a postdural puncture headache. Magnetic resonance imaging obtained following the epidural blood patch demonstrated no alterations of the cyst or spinal cord compression.
AB - Arachnoid cysts are relatively common occurrences, with the majority being asymptomatic. The safety of an epidural blood patch in a patient with an arachnoid cyst has not been reported. Our patient had a known thoracic arachnoid cyst and required epidural blood patch for a postdural puncture headache. Magnetic resonance imaging obtained following the epidural blood patch demonstrated no alterations of the cyst or spinal cord compression.
KW - Arachnoid cyst
KW - Epidural blood patch
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U2 - 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00352-X
DO - 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00352-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 11880022
AN - SCOPUS:0036183457
SN - 0952-8180
VL - 14
SP - 42
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
JF - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
IS - 1
ER -