Radial Nerve Paralysis due to Kent Retractor during Upper Abdominal Operation

ABSTRACT

After general anesthesia, peripheral nerve paralysis is a rare complication. The frequently damaged nerves including branches of the brachial plexus, the ulnar, radial and common peroneal nerves, and sometimes the facial nerve. The radial nerve is the most infrequently damaged one, accounting for only 3% of nerve damage. We report a case of radial nerve paralysis due to self retractor during abdominal operation, its clinical findings, and review of the literature on peripheral nerve paralysis.