Hoarseness as the sole symptom of an impending thoracic aneurysm rupture?

Unilateral vocal cord palsy secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence. Direct compression of the enlarging thoracic aneurysm on the left recurrent laryngeal nerve causes neuronal injury of the nerve, which is manifested as hoarseness. We present a rare case of unilateral vocal co...

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Main Authors: Rohaizam Jaafar, Irfan Mohamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2014-04-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://e-mfp.org/pdf/2014v9n1/hoarseness-as-the-sole-symptom-of-an-impending-thoracic-aneurysm-rupture.pdf