title: Compression of the brachial plexus during right lobe liver donation as a cause of brachial plexus injury: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611-2908, USA.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dulitz
authors.forename: Andre M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Wolf
authors.forename: Hak
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sherwani
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herborn
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sufit
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Koffron
mesh_terms: 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*