Aortic Pseudoaneurysm as an Unusual Cause of Vocal Palsy

Vetrivel G; Ankita Semwal; Sushil Raj Shrestha; Reshma Eugine; Amit Kumar Tyagi

doi:10.7759/cureus.44255

Aortic Pseudoaneurysm as an Unusual Cause of Vocal Palsy

Cureus. 2023 Aug 28;15(8):e44255. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44255. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Vetrivel G¹, Ankita Semwal¹, Sushil Raj Shrestha¹, Reshma Eugine¹, Amit Kumar Tyagi¹

Affiliation

¹ Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, IND.

Abstract

The recurrent laryngeal nerve travels a variable course on either side due to the differences in the structures related during development. The nerve is at risk of injury due to a number of pathologies in any of these structures. We came across a very rare pathology causing vocal palsy in a 62-year-old male with hoarseness of voice. Laryngoscopy examination showed left vocal cord palsy without any obvious laryngeal mass. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography study of the neck and chest revealed aortic arch pseudoaneurysm with left vocal cord palsy.

Keywords: aortic pseudoaneurysm; cardiovocal syndrome; left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; ortner’s syndrome; vocal palsy.

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Case Reports