Surgical treatment with Ligasure Precise of schwannoma of brachial plexus: case report
Sperlongano, P.; Parmeggiani, D.; Pisaniello, D.; Sordelli, I.; Biondi, P.; Apicella, A.; Avenia, N.; Piatto, A.; Di Marzo, M.; De Falco, M.; Colella, G.; Parmeggiani, U.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 28(3): 99-102
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 17419906 Document Number: 614595
English version We present a case of bulky schwannoma arising from the brachial plexus treated by a new surgical device. A 38-year-old man presented with a slow-growing left-sided supraclavicular mass and complained paresthesia of the third and forth fingers of the hand and forearm weakness. Physical examination revealed Tinel's sign. A CT-scan revealed a solid mass situated in the left profound supraclavicular fossa. The tumour was resected with the utilization of bipolar vessel sealing system (Ligasure Precise). This device is very useful in sutureless removal of masses localized in deep supraclavicular fossa. During the operation, care was taken to preserve the nerve function.