Bilateral hypoglossal nerve injury following the use of the laryngeal mask without the use of nitrous oxide

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-378

  Sommer, M ^a   Schuldt, M ^b   Runge, U ^b   Gielen Wijffels, S ^a   Marcus, M A E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypoglossal nerve injury; Laryngeal mask; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL MASK; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CICATRIX; EAR, EXTERNAL; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SPEECH DISORDERS; TONGUE;

EID: 1542346846     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.0332.x     Document Type: Article

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