A Rare Cause of Ortner’s Syndrome and a Case-Based Review of Literature

Ortner’s syndrome refers to the compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by cardiovascular disorders of various etiologies. We describe a rare case of Ortner’s syndrome caused by thoracic aorta aneurysm and a brief review of literature on this unusual cause of Ortner’s syndrome. Hoarseness of vo...

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Autores principales: Madhuraj, Sukanya, Gangadharan, Harikrishnan, Manju, Remya, Prakash, Akhil, Arasan, Saravana S., Krishnadas, Sajitha, Kumar, Satish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
Materias:
Clinical Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8013204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33821205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02521-z
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Sumario:Ortner’s syndrome refers to the compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by cardiovascular disorders of various etiologies. We describe a rare case of Ortner’s syndrome caused by thoracic aorta aneurysm and a brief review of literature on this unusual cause of Ortner’s syndrome. Hoarseness of voice due to the compression of recurrent laryngeal nerve by thoracic aorta aneurysm could be a harbinger of aneurysmal rupture.

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