Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to left pulmonary artery stent in a child

Daisuke Kobayashi, Daniel R. Turner, Richard A. Humes

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Abstract

We report a 10-year-old girl who developed persistent hoarseness after stent placement for the treatment of left pulmonary artery stenosis. Laryngoscopy performed 21 months after stent placement revealed left vocal cord paralysis, presumed secondary to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by the stent. Pediatric cardiologists should be reminded of this possible rare complication after stent placement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)482-484
Number of pages3
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume80
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2012

Keywords

  • complication
  • hoarseness
  • stent

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