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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;8(2):191-194.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-016-0615-0. Epub 2017 Jan 11.

Brachial Plexus Injury After Right Hepatectomy

Garima Daga  1 , Prashant Balwant Kerkar  1
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Case Reports

Brachial Plexus Injury After Right Hepatectomy

Garima Daga et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Iatrogenic nerve palsies due to faulty positioning on the operating table are commonly seen over the elbow and popliteal fossa. However, injury to the brachial plexus (BP) is rarely encountered and is a recently reported phenomenon due to the increasing number of complex surgeries including hepatobiliary surgical procedures. Brachial plexus injury (BPI) needs to be recognized as a potential complication of prolonged abdominal surgery. The present case report highlights the potential for BPI and its early recognition, management, and prevention in complex prolonged abdominal surgical procedures. BPI has been described in a 64-year-old patient following a prolonged right hepatectomy.

Keywords: Brachial plexus injury; Compression; Hepatectomy; Stretch.

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