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    Ultrasound-Guided Microsurgical Excision for Brachial Plexus Schwannomas: Short-Term Clinical Study
    (TURKISH NEUROSURGICAL SOC, 2019-01-01) Yuce, Ismail; Kahyaoglu, Okan; Mertan, Pelin; Cavusoglu, Halit; Aydin, Yunus
    AIM: To describe the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique and to evaluate the surgical outcomes of brachial plexus schwannomas. MATERIAL and METHODS: Eleven patients who underwent ultrasound-guided microsurgery for small (<3 cm) brachial plexus schwannomas between 2013 and 2017 were included in our study. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 45 years (range: 30-68 years), with six tumors localized on the right and five on the left side. There were no perioperative or postoperative complications. No postoperative deficits were observed in the patients. CONCLUSION: Surgeons can safely and completely excise most of the benign (<3 cm and non-palpable) brachial plexus tumors by the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique.