• Int J Obstet Anesth · May 2018

    Case Reports

    Successful spinal anaesthesia in a patient with a Tarlov cyst.

    • N Pfund, A Oh, and A Cyna.
    • Nepean Hospital, Derby St, Kingswood, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: npfu5725@uni.sydney.edu.au.
    • Int J Obstet Anesth. 2018 May 1; 34: 96-98.

    AbstractPerineural (Tarlov) cysts are cerebrospinal fluid-containing perineural sacs that are usually located in the sacral spine. While often asymptomatic, they can cause progressive neurological symptoms including pain, paraesthesia and weakness. We present a case of a 24-year-old patient who had uneventful spinal anaesthesia at the L3-4 level for an elective caesarean section. Prior to her procedure, she had reported a two-year history of intermittent back pain and lower-limb paraesthesia, secondary to an S1 segment perineural cyst. Recurrent cyst-related symptoms were managed using serial radiologically-guided injection and cerebrospinal fluid aspiration, rather than a more invasive neurosurgical approach. Successful neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean section, in the context of Tarlov cysts, is described; and the management options are discussed.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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