Einsprengung eines metallischen Fremdkörpers in den N. ulnaris am Oberarm

Abstract

This report describes the procedures applied to remove a metal foreign body retained inside the ulnar nerve in the distal humerus of a 49-year-old patient. Exemplified by an unfavorable primary treatment this article presents the first description of removal of an foreign body retained within a nerve whereby emphasis is placed on the problems associated with the preoperative and intraoperative localization of the foreign particle.

Foreign Body Inside the Tunnel: A Rare Cause of Acute Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

“…Pleser et al defined a foreign body located inside the ulnar nerve in the distal humerus. 2 Our case exhibited symptoms of acute cubital tunnel syndrome. In addition, some studies have reported venous thrombosis, hemangioma, and calcific neuritis resulting in acute cubital tunnel syndrome.…”

Metallic foreign body in the ulnar nerve in the Guyon’s canal and Review of the Literature

“…[ 13 ] they first reported the presence of a foreign body within the ulnar nerve in the arm that was surgically removed. To our best knowledge, this is the only description after Pleser and collegues [ 13 ] of a percutaneously penetrated metallic foreign body with an intraneural location. There are no other cases in the literature of foreign bodies inside the ulnar nerve at the wrist.…”