PMC9386117_01
C7 nerve root cyst removed by microscope-assisted surgery. A 58-year-old man with a C7 nerve root cyst presented with neurological symptoms and was operated by microscope-assisted cystectomy with decompression of the cervical facet joints and internal fixation using screws. (A,B) Preoperative anterior (A) and lateral (B) Radiograph images of the cervical spine; no abnormality in the cervical spine is observed as shown on preoperative radiograph images. (C) Preoperative CT scans of the cervical spine. (D) Preoperative MRI scans of the cervical spine. The preoperative MRI shows abnormal signals in the right intervertebral foramina of the C6-7 segments, indicating a nerve root sleeve cyst. (E,F) Postoperative anterior (E) and lateral (F) radiograph images of the cervical spine; the postoperative radiograph images show that the cervical spine is well fixed. (G) The preoperative CT shows that the right neck of the C6-7 pedicle foramen is enlarged, the postoperative CT shows that the cervical spine is well fixed. R: right.
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No abnormality in the cervical spine was observed as shown on the preoperative radiographs (Figures 1A, B). The preoperative computer tomography (CT) showed that the right neck of the C6-7 pedicle foramen was enlarged (Figure 1C). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed abnormal signals in the right intervertebral foramina of the C6-7 segments, indicating a nerve root sleeve cyst (Figure 1D). The postoperative x-ray and CT scan images showed that the cervical spine was fixed well (Figures 1E-1G).