Left recurrent laryngeal nerve injury following internal mammary artery bypass.
To our knowledge, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury has not been reported previously as a complication of internal mammary artery mobilization for coronary artery bypass. We recently experienced this complication and are presenting a case history of the problem and comments.
D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries