Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand  2015;20(2):55-58

doi:10.12790/jkssh.2015.20.2.55

Ulnar Artery Thrombosis in Guyon's Canal.

Ki Won LEE 1 ; Hyun Il LEE ; Chung Hwan KIM ; Sang Jun SHIM ; Hyung Kwon CHO ; Dae Woon EOM

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Keywords

Guyon's canal; Ulnar nerve; Ulnar artery thrombosis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Causes of ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal are various, but thrombosis of the ulnar artery due to a single trauma is rarely reported. We report a case of ulnar nerve compression caused by traumatic thrombosis of the ulnar artery in Guyon's canal. Surgical excision of the ulnar artery thrombus and end to end anastomosis resulted in complete relief of the patient's symptoms.