Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence
Spinal arachnoid cysts (SAC) are uncommon benign spinal cord lesions, particularly in children, that can result in a variety of neurologic symptoms, including neurogenic bladder. Here we present the case of a 7-year-old female with new onset, isolated urinary and stool incontinence who was found to...
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| author | Katherine M. Fischer Peter J. Madsen Alexander M. Tucker Christopher J. Long |
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| description | Spinal arachnoid cysts (SAC) are uncommon benign spinal cord lesions, particularly in children, that can result in a variety of neurologic symptoms, including neurogenic bladder. Here we present the case of a 7-year-old female with new onset, isolated urinary and stool incontinence who was found to have a T4-T7 SAC. Though this was initially believed to be an incidental imaging finding, after thorough work-up and persistence of her symptoms despite conservative measures she underwent neurosurgical intervention with complete resolution of incontinence. SAC represents a very rare but potentially reversible cause of neurogenic bladder that the urologist should be aware of. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc7ae4bf63a14506b654dc7a747c43e32022-12-22T02:52:00ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202022-09-0144102129Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinenceKatherine M. Fischer0Peter J. Madsen1Alexander M. Tucker2Christopher J. Long3Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Corresponding author. Division of Urology Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 3401 Civic Center Blvd, 3rd Floor Wood Building, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USADivision of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USADivision of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USASpinal arachnoid cysts (SAC) are uncommon benign spinal cord lesions, particularly in children, that can result in a variety of neurologic symptoms, including neurogenic bladder. Here we present the case of a 7-year-old female with new onset, isolated urinary and stool incontinence who was found to have a T4-T7 SAC. Though this was initially believed to be an incidental imaging finding, after thorough work-up and persistence of her symptoms despite conservative measures she underwent neurosurgical intervention with complete resolution of incontinence. SAC represents a very rare but potentially reversible cause of neurogenic bladder that the urologist should be aware of.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442022001413PediatricsSpinal arachnoid cystCauda equina syndromeNeurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunctionUrodynamics |
| spellingShingle | Katherine M. Fischer Peter J. Madsen Alexander M. Tucker Christopher J. Long Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence Urology Case Reports Pediatrics Spinal arachnoid cyst Cauda equina syndrome Neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction Urodynamics |
| title | Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| title_full | Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| title_fullStr | Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| title_short | Thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| title_sort | thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with isolated bladder and bowel incontinence |
| topic | Pediatrics Spinal arachnoid cyst Cauda equina syndrome Neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction Urodynamics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442022001413 |
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