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Ultrasound-Guided Microsurgical Excision for Brachial Plexus Schwannomas: Short-Term Clinical Study
Ismail Yuce1, Okan Kahyaoglu, Pelin Mertan
1Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Vocational School of Health Services, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aim:
To describe the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique and to evaluate the surgical outcomes of brachial plexus schwannomas.
Material And Methods:
Eleven patients who underwent ultrasound-guided microsurgery for small ( < 3 cm) brachial plexus schwannomas between 2013 and 2017 were included in our study.
Results:
The mean age of the patients was 45 years (range: 30-68 years), with six tumors localized on the right and five on the left side. There were no perioperative or postoperative complications. No postoperative deficits were observed in the patients.
Conclusion:
Surgeons can safely and completely excise most of the benign ( < 3 cm and non-palpable) brachial plexus tumors by the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique.
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