Author/Authors :
Tronco Alves، Giordano Rafael نويسنده Junior Researcher, Post-graduation Program in Medicine (Radiology) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-901, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , Henz Concatto، Nat?lia نويسنده Assistant Physician, Division of Radiology, General Hospital at the University of Caxias do Sul, 95070-560, Caxias do Sul, Brazil , , Harrington، Deborah نويسنده Cardiac Surgeon and Consultant Radiologists, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Department of Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L14 3PE, Liverpool, United Kingdom , , McCann، Caroline نويسنده Cardiac Surgeon and Consultant Radiologists, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Department of Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L14 3PE, Liverpool, United Kingdom , , Hochhegger، Bruno نويسنده Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, 90020-090, Porto Alegre, Brazil , , Irion، Klaus نويسنده Cardiac Surgeon and Consultant Radiologists, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Department of Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L14 3PE, Liverpool, United Kingdom ,
Abstract :
Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI) is an uncommon complication of median
sternotomy capable of causing a permanent or transitory sensitivity
and/or motor function impairment in the upper limbs.
During a cardiac surgery through sternotomy, for the assessment of the
thoracic cage configuration and the site of mediastinal structures, a
broader surgical field may be required. If the sternal retractors are
overstretched, the costovertebral junctions are likely to be dislocated
damaging the adjacent soft tissues at the same time.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for estimating
the degree of physical damage to the brachial plexus. In this paper, we
intended to report the MRI findings of a chronic case of BPI following a
cardiac surgery.
