scholarly journals A case of recurrent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy: Ortner's Syndrome in pregnancy

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-106
Author(s):  
William Birts ◽  
Sam Andrews ◽  
Geoff Thorning
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Ortner’S Syndrome ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaakko Heikkinen ◽  
Katrin Milger ◽  
Enrique Alejandre-Lafont ◽  
Christian Woitzik ◽  
Detlef Litzlbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Ortner’S Syndrome

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.

Ortner's syndrome: a centenary review of unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to cardiothoracic disease

1997 ◽  
Vol 111 (9) ◽  
pp. 869-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Simone Thirlwall
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Clinical Entity ◽  
Thoracic Aneurysm ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Ortner’S Syndrome

AbstractOrtner's Syndrome (described 100 years ago in 1897) is a clinical entity with hoarseness due to a left recurrent laryngeal nerve (LRLN) palsy caused by cardiac disease. A 35-year-old woman presented with a LRLN palsy due to a huge thoracic aneurysm. The anatomy of the LRLN and the cardiothoracic complaints which may cause the palsy are discussed.

Short- and Long-Term Results of Total vs Subtotal Thyroid- ectomies in the Surgical Treatment of Graves' Disease

Swiss Surgery ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert ◽  
Mariéthoz ◽  
Pache ◽  
Bertin ◽  
Caulfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Short And Long Term

Objective: Approximately one out of five patients with Graves' disease (GD) undergoes a thyroidectomy after a mean period of 18 months of medical treatment. This retrospective and non-randomized study from a teaching hospital compares short- and long-term results of total (TT) and subtotal thyroidectomies (ST) for this disease. Methods: From 1987 to 1997, 94 patients were operated for GD. Thirty-three patients underwent a TT (mostly since 1993) and 61 a ST (keeping 4 to 8 grams of thyroid tissue - mean 6 g). All patients had received propylthiouracil and/or neo-mercazole and were in a euthyroid state at the time of surgery; they also took potassium iodide (lugol) for ten days before surgery. Results: There were no deaths. Transient hypocalcemia (< 3 months) occurred in 32 patients (15 TT and 17 ST) and persistent hypocalcemia in 8 having had TT. Two patients developed transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after ST (< 3 months). After a median follow-up period of seven years (1-15) with five patients lost to follow-up, 41 patients having had a ST are in a hypothyroid state (73%), thirteen are euthyroid (23%), and two suffered recurrent hyperthyroidism, requiring completion of thyroidectomy. All 33 patients having had TT - with follow-ups averaging two years (0.5-8) - are receiving thyroxin substitution. Conclusions: There were no instances of persistent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in either group, but persistent hypoparathyroidism occurred more frequently after TT. Long after ST, hypothyroidism developed in nearly three of four cases, whereas euthyroidy was maintained in only one-fourth; recurrent hyperthyroidy was rare.

Brachial plexus neuritis and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

1988 ◽  
Vol 235 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. C. M. Sanders ◽  
V. M. H. Van den Neste ◽  
T. U. Hoogenraad
Keyword(s):  
Brachial Plexus ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Brachial Plexus Neuritis
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