Radial Nerve Paralysis due to Kent Retractor during Upper Abdominal Operation.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.1106
- Author:
Haeng Chul LEE
1
;
Hoon Do KIM
;
Wyun Kon PARK
;
Ho Dong RHEE
;
Ki Jun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kkj6063@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Review
- Keywords:
Paralysis;
radial nerve;
self retractor
- MeSH:
Abdomen/*surgery;
Adult;
Female;
Human;
Paralysis/*etiology;
Radial Neuropathy/*etiology;
Surgical Instruments/*adverse effects
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(6):1106-1109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
After general anesthesia, peripheral nerve paralysis is a rare complication. The frequently damaged nerves including: branches of the brachial plexus, the ulnar, radial and common peroneal nerves, and sometimes the facial nerve. The radial nerve is the most infrequently damaged one, accounting for only 3% of nerve damage. We report a case of radial nerve paralysis due to self retractor during abdominal operation, its clinical findings, and review of the literature on peripheral nerve paralysis.
