Lingual nerve paralysis following the use of the laryngeal mask airway.
A 42-year-old woman, undergoing a diagnostic laparoscopy, developed a unilateral lingual nerve palsy following the use of a laryngeal mask airway.
Laxton
C H
CH
Anaesthesia, Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset.
Kipling
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D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061222:Lingual Nerve Injuries; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000294:innervation*