Abstract |
Idiopathic hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis (IHSP) is a comparatively rare disease characterized by hypertrophic inflammation of the dura mater and clinical symptoms that progress from local pain to myelopathy. We report a case of IHSP followed up for 20 years in a 46-year-old man. Expansive laminoplasty was performed in 1991, and this case has been previously reported by a co-author. After 17 years, the patient's gait disturbance returned. Physical examination and imaging confirmed IHSP that had developed into syringomyelia at the T2-L1 conus level. This case was diagnosed as adhesive spinal arachnoiditis due to pachymeningitis caused by syringomyelia. T1-T4 laminectomy, a syringo-subarachnoid shunt (S-S shunt), and L2-L3 laminectomy were performed. The patient again developed dysesthesia and gait disturbance 3 years after the second operation. Most reports of IHSP have limited their focus to short-term follow-up after initial treatment with no long-term results. At present, there are only five reports referring to long-term results of greater than 5 years. All but one case needed additional surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in which syringomyelia occurred in a patient with IHSP. It is important to note that syringomyelia may be a cause of symptom recrudescence during long-term follow-up in IHSP patients.
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Authors | Mio Tsutsui, Taketoshi Yasuda, Masahiko Kanamori, Takeshi Hori, Tomoatsu Kimura |
Journal | 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
(Eur Spine J)
Vol. 21 Suppl 4
Issue Suppl 4
Pg. S404-7
(Jun 2012)
ISSN: 1432-0932 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 21594749
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Dura Mater
(surgery)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Hypertrophy
(complications, surgery)
- Laminectomy
- Male
- Meningitis
(complications, surgery)
- Syringomyelia
(etiology, surgery)
- Thoracic Vertebrae
(surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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