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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 5/2007

01-06-2007 | Original Article

Acrel’s ganglion

Authors: R. Shane Tubbs, William Stetler, David R. Kelly, Danitra Blevins, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, W. Jerry Oakes

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 5/2007

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Abstract

No data exists in the extant literature regarding the distal swelling of the posterior interosseous nerve (Acrel’s ganglion). To further elucidate this ganglion, ten adult cadavers (20 sides) underwent dissection and histological examination of this structure. No inflammatory response was noted in these histologically normal peripheral nerve structures. No neuronal cell bodies were identified. Although the etiology of such swellings is unclear, the term “ganglia” should not be applied to these enlargements of the distal posterior interosseous nerve.
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Metadata
Title
Acrel’s ganglion
Authors
R. Shane Tubbs
William Stetler
David R. Kelly
Danitra Blevins
Mohammadali M. Shoja
Marios Loukas
W. Jerry Oakes
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-007-0226-0

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