Presentation
Bilateral wrist dorsal nodular swelling for 2-3 years.
Patient Data
Normal-appearing ulnar artery and ulnar nerve in the Guyon’s canal. There is an extra structure in the left tunnel showing muscle echotexture. It separates the ulnar nerve from the artery, which normally runs in unison. The ulnar artery is patent.
Ultrasonography also showed bilateral scapholunate joint-related ganglia (images not shown).
Case Discussion
The patient's wrist swelling was accounted for by dorsal wrist ganglia.
An accessory abductor digiti minimi muscle was demonstrated in Guyon's canal. There is no symptom of ulnar neuropathy in Guyon's canal due to the presence of an accessory muscle.
The accessory abductor digiti minimi is the most common accessory muscle of the hand, occurring in up to 25% of the population.