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1876734

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The luxation of the arytenoid cartilage is a very uncommon complication of endotracheal intubation. Symptoms usually are aphonia, dysphonia, pain or discomfort in the throat, odynophagia and laryngeal stridor. It may be due to several factors: the pressure of the convex aspect of the tube on the arytenoid, traumatic or prolonged intubations, reintubations within a short period, or some systemic diseases. We report a case of posterior luxation of the left arytenoid in a patient who had been anesthetized for the radical cure of a left inguinal hernia. The clinical features developed when he recovered from anesthesia, with aphonia and discomfort in the throat. The diagnosis was made by indirect laryngoscopy. Treatment with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents was instituted. Aphonia disappeared after 2 weeks and dysphonia persisted. The patient became asymptomatic with corticosteroids on the fourth week after operation. Early diagnosis under laryngoscopic vision is recommended, with adequate therapy to prevent fibrosis of the cricoarytenoid joint with permanent sequelae.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0034-9356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[A rare complication of endotracheal intubation: posterior luxation of the left arytenoid cartilage].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports