title: [Case of ulnar nerve palsy in a patient with a history of total elbow arthroplasty after abdominal surgery under general anesthesia].
abstract: Ulnar nerve palsy is a well recognized complication of the general anesthesia. We experienced a case of ulnar nerve palsy after abdominal surgery under general anesthesia in a patient with a history of total elbow arthroplasty and ulnar nerve translocation. It appears that pressure on medial epicondyle caused the palsy and that the position of the ulnar nerve has to be carefully examined before surgery in a patient with a history of total elbow arthroplasty and ulnar nerve translocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital, Tsukuba 305-0854.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyooka
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aya
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057929:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Elbow; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*