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Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia following laryngeal mask insertion: a rare cause of serious upper airway morbidity
Author(s) -
Sacks Mark D.,
Marsh Deborach
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.00550.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , larynx , recurrent laryngeal nerve , laryngeal masks , superior laryngeal nerve , airway , surgery , anesthesia , thyroid
We report the case of a 4‐year‐old boy who developed bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia following a routine anaesthetic with a laryngeal mask airway. The possible mechanisms of injury and the ways that this rare but critical complication might be avoided are discussed.