Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia following laryngeal mask insertion: a rare cause of serious upper airway morbidity |
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| Authors: | Sacks M D Marsh D |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
We report the case of a 4-year-old boy who developed bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia following a routine anaesthetic with a laryngeal mask airway. The possible mechanisms of injury and the ways that this rare but critical complication might be avoided are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | anaesthesia: paediatric equipment: laryngeal mask airway complications: stridor |
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