title: [Thoracic outlet syndrome: an unusual postoperative complication].
abstract: Introduction. Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS) is a chronic lower trunk brachial plexus entrapment caused by a cervical rib or a fibrous band. True NTOS is rare and progresses usually slowly. Case report. A 12-year-old girl complained of numbness and weakness of the right upper limb immediately after an orthopedic surgical procedure for scoliosis. Neurological and neurophysiological features were both consistent with a neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This observation illustrates the risk of NTOS after certain surgical procedures, especially when a prolonged prone position with abducted shoulders is required.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHRU Bretonneau, Tours, France. corcia@med.univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corcia
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guennoc
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barthez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Courtivon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Toffol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laulan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011187:Posture; D016684:Prone Position; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors