title: [The Guyon's tunnel syndrome (author's transl)].
abstract: The Authors present two cases of compression of the ulnar nerve at the level of the Guyon's tunnel with a peculiar etiology. In fact, in the first patient the compression was caused by dilatation of veins accompaning the nerve and in the second case by the hypertrophic "piso hamata" ligament. The Authors also take the opportunity of making some pathogenetic and someiotic considerations this syndrome.
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: La sindrome del canale di Guyon