CT-guided percutaneous aspiration of Tarlov cyst as a useful diagnostic procedure prior to operative intervention

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 667-670

  Lee, Jin Yul ^a   Impekoven, P ^a   Stenzel, W ^a   Lohr M ^a   Ernestus, R I ^a   Klug, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Operative therapy; Percutaneous aspiration; Perineural cyst; Tarlov cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE ROOT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; TARLOV CYST;

EID: 3042769165     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0274-8     Document Type: Article

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