{"id":"77dd5db5-ba3e-44c0-b013-59babe9155e3","slug":"recurrent-atlantoaxial-synovial-cyst-resection-via-a-navigation-guided-endoscope-assisted-posterior-approach","title":"Recurrent atlantoaxial synovial cyst resection via a navigation-guided, endoscope-assisted posterior approach","authors":["Roberto Colasanti","Tariq Lamki","Al-Rahim A. Tailor","Mario Ammirati"],"abstract":"Background: Atlantoaxial cysts are rare, and only 46 histologically confirmed cases have been reported. Case Description: A 75-year-old male presented 2 years ago with headache, neck pain, loss of balance, and episodic dysphagia, for which he had undergone posterior cervical drainage of a left-sided atlantoaxial cyst. Although his original symptoms resolved, they recurred 2 years later and were correlated with an enhanced MR that showed a recurrent left C1-C2 synovial cyst causing marked cervical cord compression. It was successfully resected through a navigation-guided, endoscope-assisted posterior approach. The patient's symptoms/signs resolved completely, and he has remained symptom-free for over 30 months postoperatively, with no evidence of recurrence on MR or craniocervical instability. Conclusions: A patient who successfully underwent resection of a recurrent synovial cervical cyst using a navigation-guided, endoscope-assisted posterior approach has been reported here.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/77dd5db5-ba3e-44c0-b013-59babe9155e3/featured/hero-1782420940217.png","publishDate":"2014-12-30T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.148048","categories":["Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"http://sni.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5900/SNI-5-567.pdf"}