Anterior dural ectasia mimicking a lytic lesion in the posterior vertebral body in ankylosing spondylitis: Case report

Keerthiraj Bele, Hima Shriniwas Pendharkar*, Easwer Venkat, Arun Kumar Gupta

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Abstract

Anterior dural ectasia is an extremely rare finding in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The authors describe a unique case of AS in which the patient presented with cauda equina syndrome as well as an unusual imaging finding of erosion of the posterior aspect of the L-1 (predominantly) and L-2 vertebral bodies due to anterior dural ectasia. Symptomatic patients with long-standing AS should be monitored for the presence of dural ectasia, which can be anterior in location, as is demonstrated in the present case.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)636-640
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine
Volume15
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12-2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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