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- Title
Brachial plexus palsy after a left-side modified radical mastectomy with immediate latissimusdorsi flap reconstruction: report of a case.
- Authors
Jun-Dong Wu; Wen-He Huang; Zi-Yi Huang; Ming Chen; Guo-Jun Zhang
- Abstract
Brachial plexus injury is a rare complication during operation and anesthesia; it can occur as a result of various mechanisms such as inappropriate positioning, over-abduction and stretching the upper limbs. Brachial plexus injury can cause the poor function of the upper limb before recovery, and sometimes serious injury is unable to completely recovered the function permanently. Here, we report a female breast cancer patient who sustained a left brachial plexus palsy after modified radical mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction with latissimusdorsi flap (LDF). The patient had fully recovered with normal function of her left upper limb six months postoperation after conservative treatment.
- Subjects
BRACHIAL plexus; WOUNDS &; injuries; MASTECTOMY; BREAST cancer patients; BREAST surgery; ANESTHESIA
- Publication
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1477-7819
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1477-7819-11-276