Abstract
The neuroenteric cyst is a rare developmental lesion originating from incomplete formation
of the primitive neuroenteric canal. We report on the difficult management of an acute
post-traumatic rupture of a cervical neuroenteric cyst. A 35-year-old male patient
came to our observation after a spinal injury incurred during a football match. The
patient immediately demonstrated tetraplegia and respiratory failure and was operated
on. After two weeks the patient died of cardiopulmonary failure. High cervical neurenteric
cysts, even those representing benign lesions, can produce dramatic results after
a spinal injury.
Zusammenfassung
Neurenterische Zysten stellen eine seltene Fehlbildung dar, die von der unvollständigen
Bildung des primitiven neurenterischen Kanals herrührt. Wir berichten über den schwierigen
Verlauf bei einer akuten posttraumatischen Ruptur einer zervikal gelegenen neurenterischen
Zyste. Wir beschreiben einen männlichen Patienten, 35 Jahre alt, der während eines
Fußballspiels ein spinales Trauma erlitt. Der Patient wies unmittelbar danach eine
Tetraplegie mit respiratorischem Versagen auf und wurde operativ entlastet. Nach zwei
Wochen erlag der Patient bei ungebesserter Tetraplegie seinen kardio-pulmonalen Komplikationen.
Hoch zervikal gelegene neurenterische Zysten können dramatische Folgen nach einer
traumatischen Wirbelsäulenbelastung aufweisen, obwohl sie prinzipiell benigne Läsionen
darstellen.
Key words
neurenteric cysts - cardiopulmonary failure - spinal injury
Schlüsselwörter
neurenterische Zyste - kardio-pulmonales Versagen - Rückenmarkverletzung
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University of Rome
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