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Purpose of this meta-analysis is to deliver global incidence and characteristics (location, size, and shape) of TCs.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Following PRISMA checklist, all major databases were searched by two authors for radiologic studies reporting incidence and morphologic features (location, size, and shape) of TCs. Anatomical Quality Assessment tool was applied for risk of bias evaluation. Meta-analysis of random-effects model was employed. Subgroup analysis for regional distribution, gender, sacral levels, age, correspondence with symptoms, and persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) were planned ahead.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>22 radiologic studies of level 3 evidence involving 13,266 subjects were included. Global pooled prevalence of TCs was 4.18% (95% CI 2.47\u20136.30). Mean pooled sagittal diameter was 11.86\u00a0mm (95% CI 10.78\u201312.93). Sacral cysts strongly prevailed over the other segments. Of the sacral, S2 level was the most common (46.7% [95% CI 29.4\u201360.5]). Geographically, the highest incidence was found in Europe (6.07% [95% CI 1.49\u201313.00]), followed by North America (3.82% [95% CI 0.49\u20139.44]), and Asia (3.33% [95% CI 1.52\u20135.75]). TCs were more common in women than in men (5.84% vs 3.03%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, test of homogeneity, <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). Subjects with PGAD had incidence of 37.87% (95% CI 2.45\u201381.75). TCs in pediatric population are rare\u20140.53% (95% CI 0.02\u20131.51). 15.59% of TCs corresponded with symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Spinal perineural (Tarlov) cysts are found in a minority of population. S2 level of the sacral bone is affected most frequently. There is female predominance. Correspondence with symptoms is seen in less than one-fifth of TCs. Studies with stronger evidence level are needed to corroborate the results. The purported high incidence in PGAD requires confirmation in case\u2013control studies for the risk-ratio calculation.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00276-020-02644-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,16]],"date-time":"2021-01-16T09:03:48Z","timestamp":1610787828000},"page":"855-863","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["Global incidence of spinal perineural Tarlov\u2019s cysts and their morphological characteristics: a meta-analysis of 13,266 subjects"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"43","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4806-2094","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz","family":"Klepinowski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wojciech","family":"Orbik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leszek","family":"Sagan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2644_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S88","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2019.01.184","volume":"16","author":"E Biewenga","year":"2019","unstructured":"Biewenga E, Goldstein S, Trofimenko V et al (2019) 175 the lumbosacral spine, a source for unusual pelvic and penile pain in men. 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