Ulnar Artery Thrombosis in Guyon's Canal

Lee,  Ki Won; Lee,  Hyun Il; Kim,  Chung Hwan; Shim,  Sang Jun; Cho,  Hyung Kwon; Eom,  Dae Woon

doi:2015.20.2.55

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 20(2); 2015 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2015;20(2):55-58.
Published online June 30, 2015.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2015.20.2.55

Ulnar Artery Thrombosis in Guyon's Canal

Ki Won Lee, Hyun Il Lee, Chung Hwan Kim, Sang Jun Shim, Hyung Kwon Cho, Dae Woon Eom

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea. chkim@gnah.co.kr
²Department of Pathology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.

Received: 16 March 2014 • Revised: 28 May 2015 • Accepted: 4 June 2015

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.

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