Open AccessThoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting as Vocal Cord Paralysis
Author(s) -
Norly Salleh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international medical journal malaysia/iium medical journal malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2735-2285
pISSN - 1823-4631
DOI - 10.31436/imjm.v12i1.2006
Subject(s) - medicine , paralysis , recurrent laryngeal nerve , vocal cord paralysis , cord , aneurysm , thoracic aortic aneurysm , spinal cord , surgery , aortic aneurysm , laryngeal paralysis , anatomy , radiology , thyroid , psychiatry
We present a case of 80-year-old man with two-year history of hoarseness of voice secondary to left vocal cord paralysis. CT scanning revealed a saccular thoracic aneurysm compressing the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. A review of literature on Ortner's or cardiovocal syndrome is presented