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Tapias syndrome after cardiac surgery

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

Source : Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan 1;25(1):123-4

Url : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35829719/

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Year : 2022

Abstract : Tapia's syndrome is considered a neuropraxic injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and hypoglossal nerve which commonly presents after postoperative general anesthesia as hoarseness and dysphagia. Clinicians should consider this diagnosis in those presenting with symptoms of cranial nerve X and cranial nerve XII injury in the post-extubation setting for prompt diagnosis and management. Here, we report a rare case of Tapia's syndrome following cardiac surgery which was then treated with carboxymethylcellulose gel implant injection.

Cite this Research Publication : Jose RL, Gopan G, Kasthuri P, Madathil T. Tapias syndrome after cardiac surgery. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan 1;25(1):123-4

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