This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Gayle E. Woodson, MD; Bart Kendrick, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115(9):1100-1102.

Abstract
• Disruption of the thoracic aorta is usually fatal without prompt surgical attention. Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis has been reported in approximately 10% of patients who survive long enough to develop a pseudoaneurysm, but the time of onset has rarely been specified. In this study, 50 cases of thoracic aortic trauma were reviewed to determine the incidence and timing of laryngeal paralysis, compared with 50 cases of atherosclerotic aneurysms matched for location. Four patients in the traumatic group were hoarse, and the onset was immediate in 3. Six in the atherosclerotic group became hoarse. Results indicate that laryngeal paralysis following severe trauma can be a very early sign of aortic injury and requires prompt and thorough investigation.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115:1100-1102)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego (Dr Woodson); and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex (Dr Kendrick).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 28, 1989.

Reprint requests to Head and Neck Surgery (112C), Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161 (Dr Woodson).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Ortner's Syndrome and Endoluminal Treatment of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report
Escribano et al.
VASC ENDOVASCULAR SURG 2006;40:75-78.
ABSTRACT