title: Major neurovascular complications of endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
abstract: Endoscopic carpal tunnel release is becoming an increasingly popular method of surgically correcting median nerve compression. Several complications have been suggested as possibilities following the technique; however, to date, there have been only isolated reports of iatrogenic injury to major neurovascular structures in the hand. We report both a case of transection of the median nerve and a pseudoaneurysm of the superficial palmar arch following endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA.
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wukich
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014953:Wrist