title: Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by flexor tendon sheath lipoma.
abstract: Release of the transverse carpal ligament is a highly successful treatment for the majority of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. However, carpal tunnel syndrome may also be caused by space-occupying lesions within the carpal canal that compress the median nerve. In these cases, simple release of the transverse We describe a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome whose symptoms were not relieved by simple transverse carpal ligament release. Subsequent surgery revealed a lipoma of the flexor tendon sheath.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kremchek
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kremchek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013710:Tendons