Surgical Intervention is Associated with Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Symptomatic Sacral Tarlov Cysts: Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Key Words
FeigenbaumSurgeryPositive Outcome
Summary
In a study of 144 Tarlov cyst patients, over 80% reported significant improvement in quality of life one year after surgery, regardless of age or how long they had symptoms. Patients were considered to have a large cyst at the 1.5cm threshold.