Open AccessIntraforaminal cervical gas cyst with vacuum disc treated by anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: illustrative case
Author(s) -
Tomohiro Yamada,
Takeru Ueno,
Fumihiko Kato,
Yukihiro Matsuyama,
Hiroshi Yamada,
Yasutsugu Yukawa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of neurosurgery. case lessons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2694-1902
DOI - 10.3171/case21638
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , discectomy , surgery , cervical spine , spinal fusion , cervical vertebrae , lumbar
The authors report an extremely rare presentation of a patient with an intraforaminal cervical gas cyst with radiculopathy. The patient's condition was refractory to conservative treatment, and he was treated by anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Several intraspinal gas cysts with lumbar disc herniation have been treated surgically. However, no cases of intraforaminal cervical gas requiring ACDF have been reported.