title: Surgical efficacy of carpal tunnel release for carpal tunnel syndrome in acromegaly: report of four patients.
abstract: Although carpal tunnel syndrome is frequent in acromegaly, few acromegalics will be encountered by most hand surgeons. This paper considers the treatment of four cases of acromegaly in whom carpal tunnel syndrome arose, to discuss aspects of management of carpal tunnel syndrome in this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. niwasaki@med.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome