Vocal fold palsy after use of the laryngeal mask airway

We report two cases of left vocal fold palsy following use of the laryngeal mask airway. In both cases anaesthesia was uneventful with a duration of about 60 minutes. It is proposed that high intra-cuff pressures induced during anaesthesia resulted in distension of the hypopharynx and subsequent neu...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1996-04, Vol.110 (4), p.383-384
Main Authors: Daya, Hamid, Fawcett, William J., Weir, Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Inhalation - instrumentation
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Records
complications
Female
General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation
Humans
inhalation
Laryngeal mask airway
Laryngeal Masks - adverse effects
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
Vocal fold paresis
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Summary:We report two cases of left vocal fold palsy following use of the laryngeal mask airway. In both cases anaesthesia was uneventful with a duration of about 60 minutes. It is proposed that high intra-cuff pressures induced during anaesthesia resulted in distension of the hypopharynx and subsequent neuropraxia of the motor branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100133699