Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm : Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Milger, Katrin
Litzlbauer, Detlef
Klußmann, Jens Peter
Tiede, Henning
Krombach, Gabriele A.
Alejandre-Lafont, Enrique
Woitzik, Christian
Ghofrani, Ardeschir
Heikkinen, Jaakko
Vogt, Julia-Franziska
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiovocal syndrome or Ortner's syndrome is hoarseness due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by mechanical affection of the nerve from enlarged cardiovascular structures.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is extremely rarely found to cause this syndrome.
We describe a case of a 56-year-old patient with sudden onset of hoarseness.
The patient had known long standing severe pulmonary hypertension.
Fiberoptic laryngoscopy showed left vocal cord palsy.
Computed tomography of the neck and chest revealed extensive enlargement of the pulmonary arteries and excluded a malignant tumor.
The diagnosis of cardiovocal syndrome was retained.
It is important for the radiologist to be aware of this possible etiology causing left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and to understand its mechanism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Heikkinen, Jaakko& Milger, Katrin& Alejandre-Lafont, Enrique& Woitzik, Christian& Litzlbauer, Detlef& Vogt, Julia-Franziska…[et al.]. 2012. Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm : Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Heikkinen, Jaakko…[et al.]. Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm : Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Heikkinen, Jaakko& Milger, Katrin& Alejandre-Lafont, Enrique& Woitzik, Christian& Litzlbauer, Detlef& Vogt, Julia-Franziska…[et al.]. Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm : Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455723