PMID: 11932166Apr 5, 2002Paper

Vocal cord paralysis after open-heart surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Abdel Latif HamdanMounir Obeid

Abstract

Vocal cord paralysis is a known entity often described as a complication of neck surgery. A less frequent site of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is the chest. The left side is usually more affected than the right side in view of its long intrathoracic segment. Only few cases of right vocal cord paralysis following open-heart surgery are reported in the literature. The purpose of this article is to review the common possible mechanisms of injury to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve following open-heart surgery in order to draw the attention of the caring physician to the clinical significance of such a complication. In fact, transient hoarseness following open-heart surgery may be an ominous sign of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. It should not be assumed to be secondary to intralaryngeal edema. Several mechanisms of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve have been suggested: (1) through central venous catheterization; (2) by traction on the esophagus; (3) by direct vocal cord damage or palsy from a traumatic endotracheal intubation; (4) trauma by compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its anterior branch at the tracheoesophageal groove by an inappropriately sized endotracheal tube cuff; (5) by a faulty in...Continue Reading

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