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Right vocal cord palsy following open heart surgery

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Injury to right recurrent laryngeal nerve with unilateral vocal cord paralysis is rare after thoracic surgery.

The mechanism of injury to right recurrent laryngeal nerve during open heart surgery is discussed and a case is illustrated.

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  1. Department of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic-Surgery, J. J. Group of Hospitals, and Grant Medical College, 400008, Bombay

    S. S. Arsiwala (Registrar.), S. A. Potwar (Reader.) & K. N. Bhosle (Lecturer)

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Arsiwala, S.S., Potwar, S.A. & Bhosle, K.N. Right vocal cord palsy following open heart surgery. Indian J Otolaryngol 42, 121–122 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02993148

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