Thrombosed Fusiform Dilatation of Persistent Median Artery with Normal Median Nerve
- Author:
Gi Young PARK
1
;
Dong Rak KWON
;
Dae Gil KWON
;
Won Bin JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. livepott@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thrombosed persistent median artery;
Fusiform dilatation;
Ultrasound
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Dilatation;
Ganglion Cysts;
Humans;
Median Nerve;
Middle Aged;
Paresthesia;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Clinical Pain
2019;18(1):40-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be produced by abnormal mass effect due to trauma, ganglion cysts, various soft tissue tumors, musculotendinous variants, and aberrant vascular structures. Persistent median artery is one of the causes of the carpal tunnel syndrome. Thrombosed persistent median artery usually accompanies the anomaly of the median nerve and causes a sudden onset of severe pain and paresthesia. In contrast to previous literature, we report the rare case of gradual onset and mild symptom of a 53-year-old man with a thrombosed persistent median artery but without anomaly of the median nerve and abnormal finding of electrophysiologic study.
