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ArticleRadiology case reports2022

Discal cyst: a rare cause of low back pain and sciatica.

Teresa Perillo, Alessio Vitiello, Marianna Perrotta, Antonietta Serino, Andrea Manto

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lumbar discal cysts: a systematic literature review of diagnostic features and treatment strategies.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa PerilloDepartment of Neuroradiology, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy.
Alessio VitielloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Marianna PerrottaDepartment of Neuroradiology, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy.
Antonietta SerinoDepartment of Neuroradiology, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy.
Andrea MantoDepartment of Neuroradiology, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore (SA), Italy.
Policlinico Umberto I · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 54-year-old man suffering from sciatalgia unresponsive to medical treatment. Imaging revealed a discal cyst the level L3-L4, a rare cause of low back pain, which has characteristic imaging features. In particular, on Magnetic Resonance Imaging it appears as a cystic formation with fluid content, which usually arises from the posterior contour of the intervertebral disc and it frequently has air bubbles within it. The patient underwent surgical treatment with resolution of symptoms.

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Computed tomographyDiscal cystMagnetic resonance imagingNeuroradiologySciatalgiaSpine

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PMID35942265
PMCPMC9356083
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