title: Cardiovocal syndrome secondary to an aortic pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy characterized by hoarseness due to a cardiovascular disorder, which is termed as cardiovocal syndrome or Ortner's syndrome, is an unusual condition. The syndrome might be associated with diverse cardiovascular diseases. However, it is rarely caused by an aortic pseudoaneurysm. The prominent clinical features of such patients are a history of trauma and the injury to or compression of the aortic isthmus involving the laryngeal nerve. Surgical or interventional treatment is necessary, and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is usually expected to recover after the surgical intervention of the aortic pseudoaneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: S-M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult