Volume 34 Number 4 (2025)

From Hospital Bed to the Playground: A Child’s Story of Overcoming a Spinal Arachnoid Cyst

Saha S1 , Sarkar S2 , Harun-Ur-Rashid M3 , Sarker MSH4

Mymensingh Med J 2025 Oct; 34 (4): 1288-1291

PMID: 41024571

Abstract

Spinal arachnoid cyst is an uncommon medical condition. Recurrence of arachnoid cysts is also an unfamiliar phenomenon. The recurrence and the postoperative complications had lengthened the craving for the patient's ambulation. However, appropriate surgical decisions and adequate surgical management with modern equipment have made the management unparalleled. Here, we explain a boy’s journey from a bedridden condition due to a dorsal arachnoid cyst to the playground. Not only the disease entity but also the management and journey of the patient made this case uncommon. Finally prompt response with complete cyst removal and dural augmentation with a hydrated amniotic membrane enabled the boy to return to the playground again from a prolonged bed ridden state.

Keywords: Arachnoid cyst, Amniotic membrane, Dural augmentation


  1. Indoor Medical Officer

    Neurosurgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Volume 34, Number 4 (2025)
Page: 1288-1291