Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurosurgery, Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey | [b] Department of Neurosurgery, Baskent University Hospital, Konya, Turkey | [c] Department of Pathology, Baskent University Hospital, Konya, Turkey | [d] Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Address for correspondence: Askin Esen Hasturk, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Oncology Training and Research Hospital, 06200 Demetevler, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 3360909/+90 533 7282904; Fax: +90 312 336 34 39; E-mail: aehasturk@yahoo.com
Abstract: Background and Objective:In this article, we describe a patient unusual presenting with both arachnoiditis ossificans and syringomyelia. We have reviewed the patient’s evaluation, surgery, and treatment. Case Description:This patient developed paraparesis following thoracolumbar spinal surgery to treat kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis. Results:We performed a T9-T11 total laminectomy, drained the cyst, dissected and removed the calcified plaques posterior to the cord, and decompressed the neural structures. Conclusion:Symptomatic arachnoiditis ossificans (AO) a rare clinical manifestation is characterized by the calcification or ossification of the spinal arachnoid. The occurrence of AO with syringomyelia is rare. To date, a few cases with both AO and ankylosing spondylitis have been reported.
