A rare case of facet joint synovial cyst connected to the intrathecal space: a case report.

Joo Yong Lee, Hyeon Tae Kim, Ji Young Park, Young Duck Shin

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Joo Yong LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Chungbuk 28644, Korea.

Hyeon Tae KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Chungbuk 28644, Korea.

Ji Young ParkDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Chungbuk 28644, Korea.

Young Duck ShinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Chungbuk 28644, Korea.

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Abstract

Unexpected injection of local anesthetics into the intrathecal space can cause adverse effects, such as hypotension, shortness of breath, bradycardia, numbness or weakness, nausea and vomiting and serious complications, such as respiratory arrest, loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest. In this study, we report a case of a 68-year-old woman with a facet joint synovial cyst connected to the intrathecal space. The patient's clinical symptoms and radiological findings were consistent with those of a facet joint synovial cyst; however, during facet joint synovial cyst aspiration, it was found that the cyst was connected to the intrathecal space. Our experience shows that during the procedure of facet joint injection and facet joint synovial cyst aspiration, local anesthetics may be inadvertently injected intrathecally. Although this is highly uncommon, it can lead to serious side effects, such as total spinal anesthesia. Therefore, we present this case, along with a brief literature review.

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complicationsfacet joint synovial cystinjectionsintrathecalLocal anesthetics

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