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An anomalous course of the radial artery:Dissect rather than resect

Yazan Sude Yılmaz içinde . Yayınlanan El Cerrahisi Yayınları

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common entrapment neuropathy. Rare aberrant-bifid tendon, muscle, nerve or arterial anomalies may be the cause of this syndrome. Experienced surgeons do not fail to examine the tunnel for anomalies during the operation. We however came across an extra-tunnel arterial anomaly during one such carpal tunnel decompression