Vocal Cord Paralysis Following Section of Rami Communicans Vagoglossopharyngeal for Pharyngalgia and Otalgia
MA Zhao-xin
LI Ming
HUANG Yong-jiu
摘要：A 46-year-old man experienced severe lancinating pain in the throat that radiated to the left ear.The pain, which was exacerbated by swallowing or coughing, had lasted for 2 years. The findings of the patient's neurological examination were normal. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain and nasopharynx did not show any abnormality. A diagnosis of idiopathic vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia was made. In surgery, both the glossopharyngeal and the rami communicans between the vagal and grssopharyngeal nerves were sectioned. The patient was free of pain following the surgery, but complained of hoarseness in voice.Examination showed paralyzed left vocal cord at a paramedian position. In the 12 months following the surgery, the hoarseness has gradually improved and eventually disappeared.
机标关键词：magnetic resonance imagingdiagnosis of
分类号：R76(耳鼻咽喉科学)
论文发表日期：2007-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：3( 60-62 )
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