Tongue Numbness following Endotracheal General Anesthesia: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.54.3.350
- Author:
Bum Sang HWANG
1
;
Byeong Moon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Medical School, Chuncheon, Korea. arim14@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
lingual nerve palsy;
orotracheal intubation
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Humerus;
Hypesthesia;
Intubation;
Laryngeal Masks;
Laryngoscopes;
Lingual Nerve;
Paralysis;
Tongue
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;54(3):350-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lingual nerve palsy is a rare multi-etiological disease.Almost all devices used for airway manipulation can cause this complication, including laryngoscopes, laryngeal masks, cuffed oropharyngeal airways, tongue retractors, and suspension laryngoscopes.We report a case of transient lingual nerve palsy after general anesthesia, using orotracheal intubation, for surgery of a humerus fracture in the prone position.
