title: Carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger wrist caused by a lipoma arising from flexor tenosynovium: a case report.
abstract: We report on a patient with lipoma arising from flexor tenosynovium at the level of the wrist who had snapping of the middle finger and carpal tunnel syndrome. She was relieved of these symptoms after excising the lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takasita
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsumura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery