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Transient kyphotic deformity of the thoracolumbar junction resulting from a large abdominal cyst: a case report.

van Loon PJ, Raissadat K, van Loon CJ, van Susante JL

Department of Orthopedics, Rijnstate Hospital, PO Box 9555, 6800 TA Arnhem, The Netherlands.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Pronounced kyphosis of the thoracolumbar junction is a common orthopedic problem in adolescents and may require prolonged bracing therapy or correction spondylodesis. PURPOSE: To describe a case where a kyphotic deformity was related to gynecological instead of spine pathology. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: A 17-year-old girl presented with a structural hyperkyphosis of the thoracolumbar spine and radiographic changes of the involved vertebral end plates. RESULTS: The thoracolumbar hyperkyphosis appeared to have evolved from a massive intra-abdominal ovarian cyst. Endoscopic paracentesis of the cyst resulted in a complete regression of the hyperkyphosis. CONCLUSIONS: A hyperkyphosis is not always related to spine pathology, and other potential causes must be excluded before bracing therapy is initiated.

Published 2 May 2005 in Spine J, 5(3): 329-31.
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