[A rare cause of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy].
Aneurysm of the cervical carotid artery is rare and usually presents with ischemic symptoms as opposed to local mass effect. The authors report a case of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to mass effect from a cervical internal carotid artery aneurysm.
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Service Central de Radiologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Quartier des hôpitaux, Casablanca, Maroc. tanjiw@wanadoo.fr
Kably
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Kadiri
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*