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Ganglionectomy for palmar wrist ganglion

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  1. Planning/Incision

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    Anatomical orientation by palpation and marking of anatomical landmarks:

    • Radial artery
    • Ganglion
    • Retinaculum

    Longitudinal skin incision from the retinaculum over the ganglion proximally along the course of the radial artery. Sharp transection of the subcutis with bipolar coagulation of individual veins.

  2. Exposure of the radial artery

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    Free dissection of the radial artery from proximal to distal The ganglion is also exposed and successively dissected free.

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    • Cutaneous branches of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve or superficial branch of the radial nerve
Isolation of the Ganglion Stalk

The stalk is exposed up to its entry into the palmar joint capsule between the ligaments and is sev

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