Bilateral vocal cord palsy during carotid endarterectomy under cervical plexus block.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of vocal cord palsy leading to respiratory obstruction during carotid endarterectomy under cervical plexus block in a patient who had preexisting contralateral vocal cord paralysis subsequent to a previous thyroidectomy. The patient required immediate tracheal intubation and subsequent tracheostomy to maintain the airway postoperatively. Care must be given to avoid contralateral vocal cord paralysis in the presence of a preexisting vocal cord palsy.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Cervical Plexus
- Endarterectomy, Carotid
- Nerve Block
- Vocal Cord Paralysis