Ortner’s syndrome: a case report and literature review / Síndrome de Ortner: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Radiol. bras
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48(4): 260-262, July-Aug. 2015. tab, ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
AbstractThe authors report the case of a 55-year-old female, hypertensive, smoker patient presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia and persistent dry cough. Laryngoscopy diagnosed left vocal cord paralysis. Computed tomography demonstrated saccular aneurysm of the inferior wall of the aortic arch, stretching the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, a finding compatible with Ortner’s syndrome.
RESUMO
ResumoRelatamos um caso de paciente do sexo feminino, 55 anos, hipertensa, tabagista, apresentando disfonia, disfagia e tosse seca persistente. À videolaringoscopia foi observada paralisia da prega vocal esquerda. A tomografia computadorizada mostrou aneurisma sacular da parede inferior do arco aórtico, no local de deflexão do nervo laríngeo recorrente, permitindo diagnosticar a síndrome de Ortner.
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Systematic reviews
Language:
English
Journal:
Radiol. bras
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiology
Year:
2015
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/BR
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