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Unusual findings in ultrasound screening for carpal tunnel syndrome in a patient with acromegaly: Bifid median nerve and persistent median artery
Author(s) -
Cüce İsa,
Beke Sinem Kübra,
Veziroğlu Enes,
Demir Hüseyin,
Bayram Fahri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology and clinical neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2049-4173
DOI - 10.1111/ncn3.12458
Subject(s) - medicine , median nerve , carpal tunnel syndrome , acromegaly , ultrasound , carpal tunnel , pathological , ultrasonography , complication , radiology , surgery , pathology , growth hormone , hormone
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common complication in acromegaly and is often associated with enlargement of the median nerve. Morphological changes in the median nerve and surrounding tissues can be visualized easily by ultrasound (US) scanning in suspected patients. Ultrasonography also offers priceless contributions to visualization of anatomical variations and pathological conditions that may potentially be associated with CTS. We present the presence of bifid median nerve and persistent median artery, which are both unusual findings, during the US screening for CTS in a 36‐year‐old male patient with acromegaly.