Post-operative brachial plexus neuropraxia: A less recognised complication of combined plastic and laparoscopic surgeries

This presentation is to increase awareness of the potential for brachial plexus injury during prolonged combined plastic surgery procedures. A case of brachial plexus neuropraxia in a 26-year-old obese patient following a prolonged combined plastic surgery procedure was encountered. Nerve palsy due...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Author:	Jimmy Thomas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-09-01
Subjects:	brachial plexus injury laparoscopic procedure liposuction
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.146677

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