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Unilateral vocal cord paralysis following endotracheal intubation
R J Laursen1, K M Larsen, J Mølgaard
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Herning Hospital, Denmark.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
|April 4, 1998
Abstract:
The present report describes a case of postoperative paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve in a patient undergoing surgery at a site far from the anatomic course of the nerve. Possible aetiological factors, symptoms, management and prophylaxis are discussed.