ArticleCureus2025
Microsurgical Management of Spinal Extradural Arachnoid Cyst: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEACs) are rare benign lesions that may cause progressive neurological deterioration due to cord compression. Surgical intervention is required for symptomatic cases, although the optimal surgical strategy remains unclear. We report the case of a 35-year-old female patient who presented with back pain, bilateral lower limb numbness, and progressive weakness leading to paraplegia. MRI revealed two thoracic extradural cystic lesions extending from the fifth to the ninth thoracic vertebrae (T5-T9) with cord compression. The patient underwent thoracic (T5-T9) laminectomy and complete excision of the cysts, along with closure of the intradural subarachnoid communication. Histopathology of the cyst walls confirmed arachnoid cysts. Postoperatively, the patient showed significant neurological recovery, achieving independent ambulation with only mild residual spasticity. A short video demonstrating complete excision of the arachnoid cysts and closure of the communication is shown in the article, providing a clear understanding of the surgical strategy for managing this rare disease. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and complete surgical excision with dural defect closure for optimal clinical outcomes in SEACs.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.