Recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis postpneumonectomy contralateral to site of surgery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.019.
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Abstract
Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is a serious complication of thoracic surgery that increases morbidity and mortality. It is important to consider the long-term effects of mediastinal shift and the possibility of postpneumonectomy syndrome on RLN function. This report documents a unilateral vocal fold paresis contralateral to the side of pneumonectomy that presents for investigation 6 six years after surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Pneumonectomy
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
- Vocal Cord Paralysis