title: Tongue numbness following laryngeal mask airway Supreme™ and i-gel™ insertion: two case reports.
abstract: We present two cases of transient lingual nerve injury that were associated with the use of a laryngeal mask airway Supreme™ (The Laryngeal Mask Company, Singapore) during lumbar discectomy in a 43-year-old female and i-gel™ (Intersurgical, Berkshire, UK) during ovum pick up in a 33-year-old female. They presented with numbness at the tip of their tongues and spontaneously and fully recovered 2 weeks after their operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. rpanthi@medicine.psu.ac.th
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rujirojindakul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prechawai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Watanayomnaporn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058109:Airway Management / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D017586:Diskectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*