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Ortner's syndrome: a centenary review of unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to cardiothoracic disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Andrea Simone Thirlwall
Andrea Simone Thirlwall*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital of Neurological Diseases, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Andrea Thirlwall, Senior House Officer in Neurosurgery, National Hospital of Neurological Diseases, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG.
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Abstract

Ortner's Syndrome (described 100 years ago in 1897) is a clinical entity with hoarseness due to a left recurrent laryngeal nerve (LRLN) palsy caused by cardiac disease. A 35-year-old woman presented with a LRLN palsy due to a huge thoracic aneurysm. The anatomy of the LRLN and the cardiothoracic complaints which may cause the palsy are discussed.

Keywords

Recurrent laryngeal nerveAneurysm
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 9 , September 1997 , pp. 869 - 871
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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