Author/Authors :
Türk, Okan İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Özdemir, Nuriye Güzin İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Atcı, İbrahim Burak İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Katar, Salim İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Yılmaz, Hakan Şırnak Asker Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Antar, Veysel İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Yaman, Mehmet İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey , Karakaş, Ersal İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Kliniği, Turkey
Abstract :
Primary hydatid disease of spine is rare and spinal hydatitosis constitute only 1% of all hydatitosis. We report a case of recurrent primary intraspinal extradural hydatid cyst of the thoracic region causing progressive paraparesis. The patient was operated 16 years ago for primary spinal hydatid disease involvement and was instrumented dorsally for stabilization. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of thoracic spine showed a cystic lesion at T11-12 level and compressed spinal cord posterolaterally. Intraspinal cyst was excised through T11-12 laminectomy which made formerly. The early postoperative period showed a progressive improvement of his neurological deficit and he was discharged with antihelmintic treatment consisting of albendazole and amoxicillin-sulbactam combination.
