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Anesth Analg 2001;92:271-272
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

CASE REPORTS

Severe Laryngospasm at Tracheal Extubation in a Patient with Superior Laryngeal Nerve Injury

Rosendo F. Mortero, MD*, Zamira Orahovac, MD*, Kentaro Tsueda, MD*, and and Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD{dagger}

Departments of *Anesthesiology and {dagger}Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kentaro Tsueda, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292. Address e-mail to rashep01 @gwise.louisville.edu.

Implications: Episodes of severe laryngospasm at tracheal extubation, paroxysmal coughs with choking spells after thyroidectomy, and laryngoscopic findings of superior laryngeal nerve injury are consistent with episodic laryngospasm. Laryngeal hypersensitivity should be considered in patients exhibiting episodic symptoms of laryngeal obstruction and sensory abnormality after surgery.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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