Table 1. Previous reports of spine hydatid cysts.
| Author(s) and year |
Patient sex | Patient age (years) | Location in spine | Symptoms | Type of surgery | Medications | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnepper & Johnson, 2004 (6) | Female | 34 | Thoracic | Back pain, numbness, monoparesis | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Complete recovery |
| Gouse et al., 2013 (15) | Male | 21 | Lumbar | Low back pain with radicular pain to both legs | Surgical resection | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |
| Somay et al., 2014 (4) | Female | 36 | Thoracic with extensions to right thoracic wall and paravertebral musculature | Paraparesis, hypoesthesia below T10 level, increased deep tendon reflexes | Two-stage surgery: (I) right thoracotomy, T4 and T5 vertebras removed, spinal decompression achieved; (II) multiple cysts in paraspinal musculature removed through posterior approach | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |
| Ekşi et al., 2014 (16) | Female | 62 | Thoracic | Back pain | Resection of the cystic mass | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no local or systemic recurrences |
| Abdelhakim et al., 2014 (5) | Male | 19 | Sacrum | Cauda equina syndrome and pelvic pain | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Sharma et al., 2020 (3) | Male | 41 | Lumbar | Back pain and weakness of the left foot | Surgical resection and decompression | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |
| Alkan Çeviker et al., 2022 (17) | Male | 63 | Thoracic | Loss of bilateral lower extremity strength, complete motor function loss in lower extremities, paraplegia and immobilization, urinary and fecal incontinence | Surgical resection | Albendazole | Not mentioned |
| Das et al., 2021 (18) | Male | 35 | Thoracic | Back pain | Surgical resection through a posterior approach | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |
| Zhang et al., 2021 (19) | Female | 57 | Thoracic | Numbness and weakness in lower limbs, bladder dysfunction issues | Laminectomy | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |
| Our case | Female | 26 | Thoracic | Bilateral lower limb ascending numbness and weakness, unsteady gait, post-partum | Costotransversectomy and decompression with instrumentation | Albendazole | Complete recovery, no recurrences |