Case report. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after laryngeal mask airway insertion

Anaesthesia. 1996 Feb;51(2):171-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07707.x.

Authors

F R Lloyd Jones¹, A Hegab

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, UCL Hospitals NHS Trust, London.

PMID: 8779375
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07707.x

Abstract

A 39-year-old man developed a unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy following laryngeal mask airway insertion for a day case procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Humans
Laryngeal Masks / adverse effects*
Male
Recurrence
Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology*
Vocal Cord Paralysis / pathology