The prevalence of incidental and symptomatic lumbar synovial facet cysts

SJ Janssen, PT Ogink, JH Schwab - Clinical spine surgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study from 2 affiliated tertiary care referral
centers for spine disease. Objective: The purpose of this article was to assess the …

Minimally invasive tubular resection of lumbar synovial cysts: report of 40 consecutive cases

BD Birch, RJN Aoun, GA Elbert, NP Patel, C Krishna… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Lumbar synovial cysts are a relatively common clinical finding. Surgical
treatment of symptomatic synovial cysts includes computed tomography–guided aspiration …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of lumbar synovial cysts using minimally invasive surgical techniques

N Sehati, LT Khoo, LT Holly - Neurosurgical Focus, 2006 - thejns.org
Object Lumbar synovial cysts are a potential cause of radiculopathy and back pain, and the
definitive treatment is the complete excision of the cyst. This report summarizes the authors' …

[PDF][PDF] Synovial cysts of the lumbar facet joints: a retrospective magnetic resonance imaging study investigating their relation with degenerative spondylolisthesis

B Alicioglu, N Sut - Prague Med Rep, 2009 - researchgate.net
Patients with synovial cysts of the facet joints were compared with patients with degenerative
spondylolisthesis (DS), based on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of their …

Minimally invasive resection of lumbar synovial cysts from a contralateral approach: Report of 2 cases

J Rhee, AN Anaizi, FA Sandhu… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2012 - thejns.org
Synovial cysts of the lumbar spine result from degeneration of the facet capsule and often
mimic symptoms commonly seen with herniated intervertebral discs. In symptomatic …

Removal of discal cyst using percutaneous working channel endoscope via transforaminal route

JS Kim, G Choi, CD Lee, SH Lee - European Spine Journal, 2009 - Springer
Discal cyst is a very rare lesion that can cause refractory low back pain and radiating leg
pain. Although there are some reports to remove this lesion, there has been no report of …

[HTML][HTML] Microdecompression for lumbar synovial cysts: an independent assessment of long term outcomes

BK Weiner, J Torretti, M Stauff - Journal of orthopaedic surgery and …, 2007 - Springer
Background Outcomes of surgical intervention for lumbar synovial cysts have been
evaluated in the short and intermediate term. Concerns regarding cyst recurrence, the …

Diagnosis and management of juxtafacet cysts

HF Choudhri, LH Perling - Neurosurgical focus, 2006 - thejns.org
✓ Juxtafacet cysts are lesions that are associated with spinal facet joints. Although these
lesions are frequently noted as incidental findings on imaging studies of the spine, they may …

Optimizing surgical management of facet cysts of the lumbar spine: systematic review, meta-analysis, and local case series of 1251 patients

A Ganga, OP Leary, A Setty, K Xi, AE Telfeian… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Lumbar facet cysts (LFCs) can cause neurological dysfunction and intractable
pain. Surgery is the current standard of care for patients in whom conservative therapy fails …

Symptomatic lumbar facet synovial cysts: clinical outcomes following percutaneous CT–guided cyst rupture with intra-articular steroid injection

SJ Haider, NR Na, CJ Eskey, JG Fried, NY Ring… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate clinical outcomes following percutaneous rupture of symptomatic
lumbar facet synovial cysts (LFSCs) with intra-articular steroid injection. Materials and …