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Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to left pulmonary artery stent in a child
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Daisuke,
Turner Daniel R.,
Humes Richard A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23472
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , recurrent laryngeal nerve , left pulmonary artery , surgery , laryngoscopy , complication , paralysis , stenosis , vocal cord paralysis , palsy , radiology , intubation , pulmonary artery , alternative medicine , thyroid , pathology
We report a 10‐year‐old girl who developed persistent hoarseness after stent placement for the treatment of left pulmonary artery stenosis. Laryngoscopy performed 21 months after stent placement revealed left vocal cord paralysis, presumed secondary to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by the stent. Pediatric cardiologists should be reminded of this possible rare complication after stent placement. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.