Sural Nerve Graftafter Resection of a Schwannoma in the Sciatic Nerve : A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2006.41.5.926
- Author:
Duk Seop SHIN
1
;
Jae Sung SEO
;
Oog Jin SHON
;
Jae Hyeung HAN
;
Sam Kook PARK
;
Seong Joon BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yeung Nam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. sjs@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sural nerve graft;
Schwannoma;
Sciatic nerve
- MeSH:
Neurilemmoma*;
Peripheral Nervous System;
Prognosis;
Sciatic Nerve*;
Sural Nerve*;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2006;41(5):926-931
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A schwannoma is one of the most common neoplasms in the central and peripheral nervous systems, but schwannomas of the sciatic nerve are rare. Treatment is a surgical excision and the overall prognosis is good. But functional loss occurs when a neurectomy is performed with inevitable cause. We report one case of a successful sural nerve graft after resection of a schwannoma in a sciatic nerve and we present a brief review of the literature.
