title: Dysphagia, hoarseness, and globus in a postoperative patient.
abstract: Sore throat, hoarseness, and dysphagia are known and recognized postoperative complications of laryngeal mask airway use during operative procedures. The patient's symptoms, present immediately after surgery, are thought related to airway manipulation. Airway foreign bodies, although low on the differential, can cause similar symptoms. We present a case of a single patient who presented to a tertiary care center after an elective outpatient procedure with postoperative sore throat, hoarseness, and dysphagia. A foreign body was found lodged in the patient's hypopharynx. The differential diagnosis of sore throat, hoarseness, and dysphagia in the postoperative patient is explored in further detail.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC. Electronic address: russel.kahmke@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Russel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahmke
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC. Electronic address: charles.woodard@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Woodard
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome