Two Cases of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy Related to Aortic Aneurysm

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J Korean Soc Laryngol Phoniatr Logop > Volume 8(2); 1997 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics 1997;8(2): 232-234.

대동맥류로 인한 좌측 반회후두신경마비 2례

최홍식, 강성석, 문상우, 김명상

연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과교실, 음성언어의학연구소

Two Cases of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy Related to Aortic Aneurysm

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ABSTRACT

After the first report of mitral stenosis as a cause of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy by Ortner in 1897, many authors have described that some kinds of cardiovascular disease might contribute to the development of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. The estimated rate of aortic aneurysm related with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is about 5%. Aortic aneurysm is classified into 3 types according to the involving segment of aorta in which aneurysms develop, and the first class-aneurysm in ascending aorta and aortic arch-is known to be the only type related to recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Recently we experienced two cases of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy each of which had aneurysm on aortic arch as a major contributing factor. We report these cases with brief review of the literature.

KEY WORDS： Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy;Aortic aneurysm;