Ortner syndrome secondary to aortic aneurysm

Ortner syndrome refers to vocal cord paralysis resulting from compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by abnormal mediastinal vascular structures. We report a case of Ortner syndrome in a 75-year-old male secondary to aortic arch aneurysm.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Semionov, Alexandre, Kosiuk, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5310539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.11.024
Descripción
Sumario:Ortner syndrome refers to vocal cord paralysis resulting from compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by abnormal mediastinal vascular structures. We report a case of Ortner syndrome in a 75-year-old male secondary to aortic arch aneurysm.

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