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(Chest. 1972;62:508-510.)
© 1972 American College of Chest Physicians

Vocal Cord Paralysis Associated with Pulmonary Emboli

Robert E. Albertini M.D.1

1 Resident, Internal Medicine

The first reported case of left vocal cord paralysis caused by pulmonary embolization is presented. The apparent mechanism was compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve against the aorta by a dilated, tense pulmonary artery, enlarged as a result of embolic vascular obstruction. Perfusion lung scanning should be a part of the evaluation of patients with paralysis of the left vocal cord, when recurrent pulmonary embolization is a possibility.






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