Treatment of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy with omentoplasty

• Main Authors: Adilson José Manuel de Oliveira (Author), João Paulo de Souza Castro (Author), Luciano Henrique Foroni (Author), Mário Gilberto Siqueira (Author), Roberto Sérgio Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy (RIBPN) is a rare and delayed non-traumatic injury to the brachial plexus, which occurs following radiation therapy to the chest wall, neck, and/or axilla in previously treated patients with cancer. The incidence of RIBPN is more common in patients treate...