Open AccessGreater palatine nerve neuropraxia after laryngeal mask insertion: A rare occurrence
Author(s) -
Jyoti Garg,
Geoffrey Haw Chieh Liew,
Shazia Khan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_364_17
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , laryngeal masks , anesthesia , airway , recurrent laryngeal nerve , surgery , iatrogenic injury , thyroid
With the more frequent use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) over endotracheal tubes for general anaesthesia, various cranial nerve injuries have been reported recently. We report a rare occurrence of greater palatine nerve (GPN) palsy subsequent to the use of LMA Supreme™ in a young female scheduled for hand surgery. Although the exact mechanism of a nerve injury is still a matter of further research, we postulate pressure neuropraxia of GPN as a causative factor in the development of numbness over the hard palate after the removal of LMA in the post operative period.