title: Carpal tunnel release complicated by acute gout.
abstract: We report a patient who suffered an acute attack of gout in the wrist after surgical release for carpal tunnel syndrome. The postoperative management of this patient and a brief review of this complication of carpal tunnel release are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Moossy
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*