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This case report describes a 68-year-old male patient who presented with severe bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. During left carpal tunnel release surgery, the surgeons observed an unusual "Austrian flag" sign where a precisely demarcated 8 mm segment of the median nerve appeared devascularized. Biopsy of this area found amyloid deposits within the nerve, indicating long-standing compression led to localized amyloid formation. This case report presents this rare intraoperative finding to demonstrate severe

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Ransidelenta Vistaprila Elmarda

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