Bevilacqua Nicholas J, Rogers Lee C, Malik Rayaz A, Armstrong David G
Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR), Department of Surgery, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, IL, USA.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2007 Mar-Apr;46(2):139-42. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.01.005.
A sural nerve biopsy may be useful to enable the clinician to diagnose the etiology and underlying pathology of patients presenting with symptoms of a peripheral neuropathy, when no clear underlying cause has been determined with conventional assessment such as electrophysiology or quantitative sensory testing. Given the prevalence of lower extremity neurological pathology, it is surprising that few descriptions in the peer-reviewed medical literature exist on the rationale and technique for biopsy of the sural nerve. We review the usefulness of this procedure, describe the technique, and discuss the potential complications.
当通过传统评估方法（如电生理或定量感觉测试）未明确确定潜在病因时，腓肠神经活检可能有助于临床医生诊断出现周围神经病变症状患者的病因和潜在病理。鉴于下肢神经病理学的普遍性，令人惊讶的是，同行评审医学文献中很少有关于腓肠神经活检的基本原理和技术的描述。我们回顾了该手术的实用性，描述了技术，并讨论了潜在并发症。
