Findings of exploration of a vein-wrapped ulnar nerve: report of a case.
A 54-year-old woman underwent a revision procedure after failure of 3 previous procedures for recalcitrant cubital tunnel syndrome. She underwent neurolysis and vein wrapping of the ulnar nerve during the fourth procedure. Two years later she developed a neuroma of the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve necessitating a fifth procedure. At the time of neuroma relocation we noted that the vein was intact around the ulnar nerve and that there was no scarring between the vein and nerve.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA..
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D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*