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

Daisuke Kobayashi; Daniel R Turner; Richard A Humes

doi:10.1002/ccd.23472

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

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Sep 1;80(3):482-4. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23472. Epub 2012 Mar 15.

Authors

Daisuke Kobayashi¹, Daniel R Turner, Richard A Humes

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201-2119, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 22422720
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23472

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
Child
Constriction, Pathologic
Female
Hoarseness / etiology
Humans
Laryngoscopy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Prosthesis Design
Pulmonary Artery* / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery* / pathology
Radiography
Stents*
Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnosis
Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology*