Bianchi Stefano, Hoffman Douglas F, Tamborrini Giorgio, Poletti Pierre-Alexandre
Cabinet d'Imagerie Médicale SA, Geneva, Switzerland.
Division of Radiology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Dec;39(12):2469-2482. doi: 10.1002/jum.15349. Epub 2020 May 27.
The most common etiology of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is idiopathic. However, secondary causes of CTS should be considered when symptoms are unilateral, or electrodiagnostic studies are discrepant with the clinical presentation. Imaging of the carpal tunnel should be performed when secondary causes of CTS are suspected. An ultrasound evaluation of the carpal tunnel can assess for pathologic changes of the median nerve, detect secondary causes of CTS, and aid in surgical planning.
腕管综合征（CTS）最常见的病因是特发性的。然而，当症状为单侧，或电诊断研究结果与临床表现不一致时，应考虑CTS的继发性病因。当怀疑有CTS的继发性病因时，应进行腕管的影像学检查。对腕管进行超声评估可评估正中神经的病理变化，检测CTS的继发性病因，并有助于手术规划。
