PMC3481915_01
Swelling in the left palm
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A 26-year-old, right-handed computer professional presented with a swelling in the left palm with associated tingling in the ring and little fingers. [Figure 1] The patient sustained a knife injury on the palm while cutting vegetables 1 year ago.
Safe dissection from the underlying neurovascular structures
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The encapsulated swelling was carefully dissected from the underlying flexor tendons safeguarding the common digital neurovascular bundles [Figure 2].
One month post-op
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The patient became symptom-free, with complete recovery from paresthesia after the surgery [Figure 3].