title: Ortner's syndrome: a centenary review of unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to cardiothoracic disease.
abstract: Ortner's Syndrome (described 100 years ago in 1897) is a clinical entity with hoarseness due to a left recurrent laryngeal nerve (LRLN) palsy caused by cardiac disease. A 35-year-old woman presented with a LRLN palsy due to a huge thoracic aneurysm. The anatomy of the LRLN and the cardiothoracic complaints which may cause the palsy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital of Neurological Diseases, London, UK.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Thirlwall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging