Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice

BACKGROUND: Chest wall trauma is a frequent cause for emergency department presentations, with traumatic pneumathoraces a relatively common occurance. Vocal cord paralysis however, is uncommon. CASE REPORT: A 44 year old man presented with a traumatic pneumothorax following a fall. A weak and hoarse...

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Autores principales: Ng, Michael K., Barling, Andrew, Chan, Sorway
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569482
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.882595
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description BACKGROUND: Chest wall trauma is a frequent cause for emergency department presentations, with traumatic pneumathoraces a relatively common occurance. Vocal cord paralysis however, is uncommon. CASE REPORT: A 44 year old man presented with a traumatic pneumothorax following a fall. A weak and hoarse voice was noted and vocal cord palsy demonstrated on indirect laryngoscopy. CT chest was unremarkable for mediastinal lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians need be mindful of traction injuries to mediastinal structures when examining those with chest wall injuries.
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spelling pubmed-36161732013-04-08 Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice Ng, Michael K. Barling, Andrew Chan, Sorway Am J Case Rep Case Report BACKGROUND: Chest wall trauma is a frequent cause for emergency department presentations, with traumatic pneumathoraces a relatively common occurance. Vocal cord paralysis however, is uncommon. CASE REPORT: A 44 year old man presented with a traumatic pneumothorax following a fall. A weak and hoarse voice was noted and vocal cord palsy demonstrated on indirect laryngoscopy. CT chest was unremarkable for mediastinal lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians need be mindful of traction injuries to mediastinal structures when examining those with chest wall injuries. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2012-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3616173/ /pubmed/23569482 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.882595 Text en © Am J Case Rep, 2012 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title_full Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title_fullStr Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title_full_unstemmed Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title_short Mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: An unusual cause for a hoarse voice
title_sort mediastinal traction injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: an unusual cause for a hoarse voice
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569482
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.882595
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