Transient palsy of peripheral cranial nerves following open heart surgery.
A 32-year-old man developed hoarseness of voice, inability to swallow and restricted movement of the tongue after open heart surgery. Peripheral injury of the cranial nerves IX, X and XII was suspected, and it was thought that the duration of the surgery together with the endotracheal tube cuff and trans-oesophageal echocardiography probe pressure, as well as the head and neck position might have been the causes of this complication.
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey. ozlem@soyal.org
Turan
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Durak
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Erdemli
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D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D061287:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D061228:Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors