Demierre B, Ramadan A, Hauser H, Reverdin A, Rilliet B, Berney J
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
Neurosurgery. 1988 Apr;22(4):731-3. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198804000-00018.
A case of sciatic pain syndrome is reported. Computed tomography showed evidence of gas in the spinal canal, and at operation a gas-filled pseudocyst was found in the spinal canal, without herniated disc. The cause of this unique case is discussed in relation to the spinal vacuum phenomenon.