CASE REPORT article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1626636
This article is part of the Research TopicMinimally Invasive Treatments for Lumbar Spine DisordersView all 20 articles
MIS-TLIF for a Gas-containing Discal Cyst with Adjacent -Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- 2Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Chengdu, China
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Gas-containing lumbar disc cysts are a rare cause of neurogenic pain, often considered a complication of the disk vacuum phenomenon. These cysts typically occur in middle-aged and elderly patients and are predominantly associated with lumbar disc degeneration, presenting with sensory and motor deficits in the affected dermatomes. The prevalence remains unclear due to the limited number of reported cases. Instances involving concomitant lumbar spondylolisthesis at adjacent segments are extremely rare and poorly documented in the current literature. Here, a case of an L5/S1 gas-containing disc cyst with adjacent L4/5 spondylolisthesis, successfully managed with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) surgery, is reported. Additionally, the underlying pathogenesis and surgical approach, as discussed in the context of a literature review, have been examined.
Keywords: MIS-TLIF, Discal cyst, Gas-containing, Lumbar spondylolisthesis, adjacent segment, case report
Received: 11 May 2025; Accepted: 08 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Rigao Chen, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
Yi Zhou, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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