Ultrasound-Guided Microsurgical Excision for Brachial Plexus Schwannomas: Short-Term Clinical Study

Ismail YUCE; Okan KAHYAOGLU; Pelin MERTAN; Halit CAVUSOGLU; Yunus AYDIN

doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25575-18.3

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Ultrasound-Guided Microsurgical Excision for Brachial Plexus Schwannomas: Short-Term Clinical Study

Ismail YUCE¹,Okan KAHYAOGLU²,Pelin MERTAN³,Halit CAVUSOGLU¹,Yunus AYDIN²

¹Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Vocational School of Health Services, Istanbul, Turkey
²Acibadem Healthcare Group, Fulya Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
³Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg, Germany DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25575-18.3 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: 30â68 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. Keywords : Brachial plexus tumor, Schwannoma, Ultrasound-guided microsurgery

Corresponding author : Ismail YUCE, dr.ismailyuce@gmail.com