Iophendylate myelography induced thoracic arachnoiditis, arachnoid cyst and syrinx, four decades later.

Abstract

Iophendylate (Myodil) was a popular oil-based contrast agent used until late 1980s for myelography, ventriculography and cisternography. Although several long-term sequelae have been reported in literature, they are extremely rare. We report a rare occurrence of symptomatic dorsal arachnoid cyst 40 years after Myodil myelography.

• Authors: C V Gopalakrishnan, Atul Mishra, Bejoy Thomas
• Journal: British journal of neurosurgery (Br J Neurosurg) Vol. 24 Issue 6 Pg. 711-3 (Dec 2010) ISSN: 1360-046X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20979434 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Iophendylate

Topics

• Arachnoid Cysts (chemically induced, surgery)
• Arachnoiditis (chemically induced, diagnosis)
• Contrast Media (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Iophendylate (adverse effects)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myelography (adverse effects, methods)
• Syringomyelia (chemically induced, diagnosis, surgery)
• Treatment Outcome