Open AccessRadial Nerve Paralysis due to Kent Retractor during Upper Abdominal Operation
Author(s) -
Haeng Chul Lee,
Hoon Do Kim,
Wyun Kon Park,
Ho Dong Rhee,
Ki Jun Kim
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.1106
Subject(s) - medicine , retractor , paralysis , brachial plexus , radial nerve , ulnar nerve , surgery , complication , anatomy , anesthesia , elbow
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.