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Pharyngoesophageal dysphagia and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

open access: yesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1974
Eighteen patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy were studied: Fifteen of them had bronchogenic carcinoma, 2 had thyroid resection, and 1 had viral neuritis. Eleven of the 15 with bronchogenic carcinoma had the simultaneous onset of pharyngoesophageal dysphagia and vocal cord paralysis.
R D, Henderson   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Cardiovocal Syndrome: A rare cause of hoarseness in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis

open access: yesSultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2018
Hoarseness is a common clinical condition with underlying causes which can vary from reversible and benign to life-threatening and malignant. Cardiovocal syndrome may cause hoarseness secondary to left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy when the recurrent ...
Rakul Nambiar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ortner's Syndrome—a Rare Cause of Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Case Report

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009
Hoarseness attributed to vocal cord palsy is associated with injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Hoarseness resulting from left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, cardiovocal syndrome (Ortner's syndrome), has rarely been reported.
Rong-Feng Chen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammatory bowel disease: an increased risk factor for recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in thyroid surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Transient or permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is a well known complication in thyroid surgery with reported incidences of 5-8% and 1-3%, respectively 1. Diplegia has an incidence of 0.4% 2. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an important cause
Caruso, G   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Vocal Cord Palsy as a Complication of Epidural Anaesthesia

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2018
Cranial nerve palsy is a rare but recognised complication of epidural anaesthesia, most commonly presenting as diplopia secondary to abducens nerve palsy.
Laura Mc Loughlin, Orla Young
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Spontaneous aneurysm of ductus arteriosus: A rare cause of hoarseness of voice in adults

open access: yesIndian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2008
Ortner′s syndrome (left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by cardiovascular pathology) is described in literature as occurring secondary to a variety of conditions. Spontaneous aneurysm of ductus arteriosus is a rare cause of this condition.
Rajesh Gothi, Nitin P Ghonge
doaj   +1 more source

Transient Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy after Interventional Therapy

open access: yesThe Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2022
AbstractBackground Hoarseness due to laryngeal nerve injury is a known complication after cardiothoracic surgery involving the aortic arch. However, this complication is only rarely reported after catheter interventions.Results In this article we present the unusual case of a left-sided vocal cord paralysis in four patients after primary stenting of a ...
Guido Mandilaras   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Surgery of the Thyroid Gland

open access: yesActa Medica, 1997
Since the year 1987 to 1996 all kinds of thyroid surgeries were performed at the ENT Department. Altogether 604 patients underwent 655 surgeries. Total lobectomy or total thyroidectomy represented the most common procedures.
Jan Vokurka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of schwannoma at the origin of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve resected under uniportal video‐assisted thoracic surgery

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, 2022
Mediastinal neurogenic tumours are mostly derived from sympathetic nerves and intercostal nerves, and vagus nerve‐derived schwannomas are rare. We encountered a tumour originating from the origin of the recurrent laryngeal nerve that was accompanied by ...
Go Kamimura   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Status and Future Perspectives of Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancer in Asia

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robotic‐assisted surgery (RAS) has moved from an experimental adjunct to an increasingly established component of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological practice in parts of Asia, a region that carries a disproportionately high burden of gastric and esophageal cancer. Asian surgeons have been among the earliest and most prolific contributors to the
Jia Jun Ang, Jimmy Bok Yan So
wiley   +1 more source

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