| Tongue Numbness following Endotracheal General Anesthesia: A case report. |
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Bum Sang Hwang, Byeong Moon Hwang |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Medical School, Chuncheon, Korea. arim14@naver.com |
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| Abstract |
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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. |
| Key Words:
lingual nerve palsy; orotracheal intubation |
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