Thoracic Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy prior to Aneurysm Rupture : A Prodrome of Thoracic Aneurysm Rupture?
Author
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rarely results from cardiac disease.
We present 2 cases of left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by thoracic saccular aortic aneurysms.
One patient suffered an aortic aneurysm rupture one month after the advent of hoarseness, necessitating emergency surgery with aortic arch replacement.
The other patient underwent elective aortic arch replacement surgery.
Both saccular aortic aneurysms protruded downward in the aortopulmonary window to compress the recurrent laryngeal nerves.
This is only the 5th case report of the rare occurrence of acute recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy subsequent to saccular aneurysm rupture in the English literature.
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy does not always indicate imminent aneurysm rupture, but should trigger awareness of a potential rupture in the near future.
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy might be a prodrome of aneurysm rupture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ohki, Masafumi. 2012. Thoracic Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy prior to Aneurysm Rupture : A Prodrome of Thoracic Aneurysm Rupture?. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ohki, Masafumi. Thoracic Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy prior to Aneurysm Rupture : A Prodrome of Thoracic Aneurysm Rupture?. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466395
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ohki, Masafumi. Thoracic Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy prior to Aneurysm Rupture : A Prodrome of Thoracic Aneurysm Rupture?. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466395
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466395