HORNERS-SYNDROME FOLLOWING A THYROIDECTOMY

Authors
SOLOMON P IRISH J GULLANE P
Citation
P. Solomon et al., HORNERS-SYNDROME FOLLOWING A THYROIDECTOMY, Journal of otolaryngology, 22(6), 1993, pp. 454-456
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of otolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03816605
Volume
22
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
454 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0381-6605(1993)22:6<454:HFAT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A case of Horner's syndrome following a thyroidectomy for a benign mul tinodular goiter is presented, the literature reviewed, and possible e xplanations are discussed. Theories to explain this phenomenon include : local trauma to the sympathetic chain during retraction of the carot id sheath, anatomical variations which leave a patient susceptible to damage to the sympathetic chain, postoperative hematoma compressing th e sympathetic chain, and ischemic damage to the sympathetic chain.