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9746878

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Radiation-induced brachial plexus lesions are progressive and irreversible complications. Until now, there is no way to successful prevention and treatment of this problem. In our series, relief of pain could be achieved by neurolysis in some cases, but there was no recovery of sensory and motor function. In order to improve the vascularity and nerve tissue regeneration, we performed muscle or gliding tissue flaps after neurolysis in our department. Since 1975, 25 patients who developed radiation-induced plexopathy were treated in our department. We followed 18 patients to evaluate the benefits of our surgical intervention. None of the patients had improvement of their sensory or motor impairment. Relief of severe pain was achieved in 83% either by neurolysis only with or without muscle or gliding tissue flap. In some cases, paresis worsened postoperatively. We also observed a return of severe pain after the operation.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0722-1819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
254-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[Actinic brachial plexus lesion].
pubmed:affiliation
Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Klinische Abteilung für Wiederherstellende und Plastische Chirurgie, Wien.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract