Introduction Arterial arches of hand are the major blood supply to the structures in the hand. The two arches, superficial and deep palmar arches make an important anastomose between the radial and ulnar arteries. Superficial palmar arch (SPA) is formed by direct continuation of ulnar artery, i.e. superficial palmar branch, completed on lateral side by one of the three branches of radial artery...

OBJECTIVE To compare two surgical techniques (denervation levels) for sympathectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopy to treat palmar hyperhidrosis in the long-term. METHODS From May 2003 to June 2006, 60 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis were prospectively randomized for video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy at the T2 or T3 ganglion level. They were followed for a mean of 20 months and...

DESCRIPTION A 71-year-old right-hand-dominant retired man complains of inability to straighten the thumb, middle finger, and small finger of his left hand. This symptom has been progressively worsening over the past 2 or 3 years. On examination, the 3 affected digits cannot be fully extended, either passively or actively. There is a thick band of fibrous tissue tethering each digit in its contr...

Correspondence A surgical treatment for anxiety-triggered palmar hyperhidrosis is not unlike treating tearfulness in major depression by severing the nerves to the lacrimal glands SIR, The recent study of Krogstad et al. 1 in this Journal, reporting on the daily pattern of sweating and response to stress in patients with palmar hyperhidrosis, is an important contribution to the clinical literat...

Numbness within the thumb involving palmar aspect with three and a half digits as division is common presentation of peripheral nerve injury. However, it rarely observed to be presented numbness at ulnar-palmar side thumb, where longitudinal melanonychia on nail plate acts division. We present case that reveals concurrence suffered from injury during course occupational therapy.

To cite: Bonnecaze AK, Willeford W. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216050 DESCRIPTION A 68-year-old African-American man with a history of duodenal adenocarcinoma was found to have innumerable 1 mm hyperkeratotic depressions along his palmar creases bilaterally (figures 1–3). The patient reported having these lesions since early in childhood. ...

Normal tendons, normal palmar aponeuroses and specimens from patients with Dupuytren's disease, namely apparently normal palmar aponeuroses and contracture bands were subjected to elastase and chondroitinase ABC digestion. Maximum Young's modulus, normalized hysteresis loop and residual elongation were determined before and after enzyme treatment. In normal tendons, normal and apparently normal...

AIM We report a case of ulnar and palmar arch artery aneurysm in a 77 years old man without history of any occupational or recreational trauma, vasculitis, infections or congenital anatomic abnormalities. We also performed a computed search of literature in PUBMED using the keywords "ulnar artery aneurysm" and "palmar arch aneurysm". CASE REPORT A 77 years old male patient was admitted to hos...

OBJECTIVE To review surgical results of endoscopic transthoracic limited sympathotomy for palmar-plantar hyperhidrosis during the past decade. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 155 consecutive patients who underwent surgery from June 30, 2000, through December 31, 2009, for medically refractory palmar-plantar hyperhidrosis using a technique of T1-T2 sympathotomy disconnection, ...