title: [Postoperative contralateral brachial plexus palsy after prolonged operation in lateral decubitus position].
abstract: We report a patient who developed postoperative contralateral brachial plexus palsy after prolonged surgery in lateral decubitus position. A 58-year-old man underwent hepatectomy because of metastatic liver tumor in left decubitus position. The surgical table was rotated anteriorly at 15 degrees. The surgery lasted for 7 hours and 50 minutes. After the surgery, he complained of limited arm elevation, hypesthesia of the arm, impaired flexion and extension of the elbow, on the right. These sensory and motor impairements resolved after rehabilitation for 7 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanaru
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katori
authors.forename: Shinjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shono
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nitahara
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors