title: Peripheral facial nerve palsy after therapeutic endoscopy.
abstract: Peripheral facial nerve palsy (FNP) is a mononeuropathy that affects the peripheral part of the facial nerve. Primary causes of peripheral FNP remain largely unknown, but detectable causes include systemic infections (viral and others), trauma, ischemia, tumor, and extrinsic compression. Peripheral FNP in relation to extrinsic compression has rarely been described in case reports. Here, we report a case of a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with peripheral FNP following endoscopic submucosal dissection. This case is the first report of the development of peripheral FNP in a patient undergoing therapeutic endoscopy. We emphasize the fact that physicians should be attentive to the development of peripheral FNP following therapeutic endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jeong
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Woon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chol Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Dae
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Compression; Endoscopy; Facial paralysis
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