Digital Nerve Entrapment Due to Vascular Malformation

ABSTRACT

A case of digital nerve entrapment due to vascular malformation is reported.

KEYWORDS

Digital nerve - nerve compression - vascular malformation

REFERENCES

• 1 Trevaskis A E, Tilly D, Marcks K M, Heffernan A H. Loss of nerve function in the hand caused by ganglions.  Plast Reconstr Surg . 1967;  39 97-100
• 2 Kuschner S H, Gelbermann R H, Jennings C. Ulnar nerve compression at the wrist.  J Hand Surg . 1988;  13A 577-580
• 3 Foucher G, Berard V, Snider G. Distal ulnar nerve entrapment due to tumors of Guyon's canal: a series of ten cases.  Handchirurg Mikrochirurg Plast Chirurg . 1993;  25 61-65
• 4 Rengachary S S, Arjunan K. Compression of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by a soft tissue giant cell tumor.  Neurosurgery . 1981;  8 400-405
• 5 Rafecas J C, Daube J R, Ehmann R L. Deep branch ulnar neuropathy due to giant cell tumor: report of a case.  Neurology . 1988;  38 327-329
• 6 McFarland Jr B G, Hoffer M M. Paralysis of the intrinsic muscles of the hand secondary to lipoma in Guyon's tunnel.  J Bone Joint Surg . 1971;  53A 375-376
• 7 Zahrawi F. Acute compression ulnar neuropathy at Guyon's canal resulting from lipoma.  J Hand Surg . 1984;  9A 238-240
• 8 Babins D M, Lubhan J D. Palmar lipomas associated with compression of the median nerve.  J Bone Joint Surg . 1994;  76A 1360-1362
• 9 Calder J S, Holten I, Terenghi G, Smith R W. Digital nerve compression by hyperplastic Pacinian corpuscles.  J Hand Surg . 1995;  20B 218-221
• 10 Bowers W H, Doppelt S H. Compression of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve by an intraneural cyst.  J Bone Joint Surg . 1979;  61A 612-613
• 11 Jaradeh S, Sanger J R, Maas E F. Isolated sensory impairment of the thumb due to an intraneural ganglion cyst in the median nerve.  J Hand Surg . 1995;  20B 475-478
• 12 Boyer M I, Hochban T, Bowen V. Tarsal tunnel syndrome: an unusual case resulting from an inraneural degenerative cyst.  Canadian J Surg . 1995;  38 371-373
• 13 Witthaut J, Steffens K, Koob E. Ungewöhnlicher Fall einer Metastase in die Weichteile der Hohlhand mit Kompression des N. medianus und N. ulnaris in Folge eines Nierenzellkarzinoms.  Handchirurg Mikrochirurg Plast Chirurg . 1994;  26 137-140
• 14 Sälgeback S. Ulnar tunnel syndrome caused by anomalous muscles.  Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg . 1977;  11 255-258
• 15 O'Hara J J, Stone J H. Ulnar neuropathy at the wrist associated with aberrant flexor carpi ulnaris insertion.  J Hand Surg . 1988;  13A 382-384
• 16 Papierski P. Ulnar neuropathy at the wrist associated with a recurrent branch through the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.  J Hand Surg . 1996;  21B 347-348
• 17 Goldwirth M, Goodwin D RA. The “plastic bag syndrome”: compression of the digital neurovascular bundles by commercial plastic bags.  J Hand Surg . 1999;  24B 116-117
• 18 Lee W J, Chae Y S. Superficial nerve damage of thumb of laparoscopic surgeon.  Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech . 2001;  11 207-208
• 19 Koch H, Haas F, Pierer G. Ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal due to a haemangioma of the ulnar artery.  J Hand Surg . 1998;  23B 242-244
• 20 Linde U, Gaab M R. Hämangiom des Nervus ulnaris.  Handchirurg Mikrochirurg Plast Chirurg . 1982;  14 20-22
• 21 Patel C B, Tsai T M, Kleinert H E. Hemangioma of the median nerve: a report of two cases.  J Hand Surg . 1996;  11A 76-79
• 22 Bilge T, Kaya A, Altali M. Hemangioma of the peroneal nerve: case report and review of the literature.  Neurosurgery . 1989;  25 649-652
• 23 Kalisman E J, Laborde K, Wolff T W. Ulnar nerve compression secondary to ulnar artery false aneurysm at Guyon's canal.  J Hand Surg . 1982;  7A 137-139
• 24 Kay P R, Abraham J S, Davis D RA, Betfield H. Ulnar artery aneurysms after injury mimicking acute infection in the hand.  Injury . 1988;  19 402-404
• 25 Hentz V, Jackson I, Fogarty D. Case report: false aneurysm of the hand secondary to digital amputation.  J Hand Surg . 1978;  3A 199-200