Tongue numbness following laryngeal mask airway Supreme™ and i-gel™ insertion: two case reports.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22524512.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02695.x.
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Abstract
We present two cases of transient lingual nerve injury that were associated with the use of a laryngeal mask airway Supreme™ (The Laryngeal Mask Company, Singapore) during lumbar discectomy in a 43-year-old female and i-gel™ (Intersurgical, Berkshire, UK) during ovum pick up in a 33-year-old female. They presented with numbness at the tip of their tongues and spontaneously and fully recovered 2 weeks after their operations.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Management
- Hypesthesia
- Laryngeal Masks
- Tongue Diseases