title: Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies and anaesthesia: peri-operative nerve injury.
abstract: A 43-year-old female with carcinoma of the left breast underwent wide local excision of the tumour and sentinel lymph node biopsy under general anaesthesia. Three lymph nodes were removed uneventfully during the operation. Postoperatively, the patient complained of weakness and decreased sensation of her left arm. A diagnosis of peri-operative neuropraxia was made. This resolved completely over the following 4 weeks. Genetic testing confirmed a diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK. l_wijayasiri@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wijayasiri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quiney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D009477:Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008408:Mastectomy; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology*