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ArticleAnesthesia and pain medicine2021

Numbness of the lower lip following urological surgery under general anesthesia - A case report.

Su Yeon Kim, Yunhee Lim, Geon Hyeong Bae, Dae Hee Suh, Kye-Min Kim

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Article in Anesthesia and pain medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Su Yeon KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Yunhee LimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Geon Hyeong BaeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Dae Hee SuhDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Kye-Min KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital · KR

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Abstract

backgroundPeripheral nerve injury is a complication that can occur after general anesthesia. It significantly impairs the patient's quality of life and may lead to permanent disability. Nerves in several areas can be damaged during the perioperative period, but it is very rare that numbness of the lower lip is caused after general anesthesia. CASE: A 73-year-old man with diabetes mellitus underwent urological surgery under general anesthesia. The day after surgery, he complained of numbness on the right lower lip caused by a mental nerve injury. Diabetic mononeuropathy or neurapraxia related to mechanical compression was considered a possible cause. The symptoms resolved spontaneously after six weeks.

conclusionsMental nerve injury is a rare perioperative complication in surgical patients under general anesthesia. In this case, patients should be reassured and advised to avoid injuries to the mouth and lips. However, specific treatment is not required.

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Anesthesia, generalMononeuropathiesPeripheral nerve injuryPostoperative complications

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