Compression of the brachial plexus during right lobe liver donation as a cause of brachial plexus injury: a case report.
We present a case of brachial plexus injury in a living-related liver donor, most likely caused by compression of the plexus between the 1st rib and clavicle, the result of rib retraction for surgical exposure.
Dulitz
Michael G
MG
Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611-2908, USA.
De Wolf
Andre M
AM
Wong
Hak
H
Wray
Chris
C
Sherwani
Saadia
S
Herborn
Josh
J
Sufit
Robert L
RL
Koffron
Alan J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*