Neovascularization and other histopathologic findings in an autogenous saphenous vein wrap used for recalcitrant carpal tunnel syndrome: A case report

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 262-266

  Chou, Kent H ^a   Papadimitriou, Nikolaos G ^a   Sarris, Ioannis ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Compressive neuropathy; Vein wrapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HAND SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN WRAP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0037348180     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50029     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Schon LC, Anderson CD, Easley ME, Lam PWC, Trnka H-J, Lumsden DB, et al. Surgical treatment of chronic lower extremity neuropathic pain. Clin Orthop 2001;389:156-164.
2. Varitimidis SE, Vardakas DG, Goebel F, Sotereanos DG. Treatment of recurrent compressive neuropathy of peripheral nerves in the upper extremity with an autologous vein insulator. J Hand Surg 2001;26A:296-302.
3. Easley ME, Schon LC. Peripheral nerve vein wrapping for intractable lower extremity pain. Foot Ankle Int 2000;21:492-500.
4. Xu J, Varitimidis SE, Fisher KJ, Tomaino MM, Sotereanos DG. The effect of wrapping scarred nerves with autogenous vein graft to treat recurrent chronic nerve compression. J Hand Surg 2000;25A:93-103.
5. Campbell JT, Schon LC, Burkhardt LD. Histopathologic findings in autogenous saphenous vein graft wrapping for recurrent tarsal tunnel syndrome: a case report. Foot Ankle Int 1998;19:766-769.
6. Masear VR, Colgin S. The treatment of epineural scarring with allograft vein wrapping. Hand Clin 1996;12:773-779.
7. Gould JS. Treatment of the painful injured nerve in-continuity. In: Gelberman RH, ed. Operative nerve repair and reconstruction. vol. 1. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1991:1541-1550.
8. Miao H-Q, Klagsbrun M. Neuropilin is a mediator of angiogenesis. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2000;19:29-37.
9. Soker S, Takashima S, Miao HQ, Neufeld G, Klagsbrun M. Neuropilin-1 is expressed by endothelial and tumor cells as an isoform-specific receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor. Cell 1998;92:735-745.
10. Gavazzi I. Semaphorin-neuropilin-1 interactions in plasticity and regeneration of adult neurons. Cell Tissue Res 2001;305:275-284.
11. Kolodkin AL, Levengood DV, Rowe EG, Tai Y-T, Giger RJ, Ginty DD. Neuropilin is a semaphorin III receptor. Cell 1997;90:753-762.
12. Sondell M, Lundborg G, Kanje M. Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates Schwann cell invasion and neovascularization of acellular nerve grafts. Brain Res 1999;846:219-228.