Cardiovocal syndrome due to a dilated pulmonary artery

Cardiovocal syndrome, also known as Ortner's Syndrome, is a rare cause of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) associated with cardiac failure. Typically, UVFP is left sided and related to compression or stretching of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. The original clinical description relat...

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Main Authors: Dina Moubayed, Trevor Lewis, Sami P. Moubayed, Annie Lapointe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830229X