[Risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in surgery of esophageal atresia].
From the last 100 cases of esophageal atresia treated since october 1975, the authors emphasised the incidence of left or right recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. This incidence is about 20%. Most often, an unilateral palsy is asymptomatic, but in a few cases many complications have been reported. Therefore it is necessary to insist on the surgical and anatomic factors which could increase the risk of a nervous injury and the technics to prevent it.
D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008722:Methods; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
Le risque récurrentiel dans la chirurgie de l'atrésie de l'oesophage.