title: Ganglion-associated ulnar tunnel syndrome treated by ultrasonographically assisted aspiration and splinting.
abstract: We describe a case of ulnar nerve compression at the wrist due to a ganglion. This was treated by aspiration of the ganglion under ultrasonography and splinting because the patient was pregnant. The ulnar nerve palsy resolved completely and the ganglion disappeared. A follow-up ultrasonographic examination after 2 years showed no recurrence of the ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamichi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tachibana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D013165:Splints; D013396:Suction; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014953:Wrist