Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: Jan 01, 2018
Tapia's Syndrome
Tapia's Syndrome
MFDS RCPS(Glasg),
MRCS, and
FRCS (OMFS)
Page Range: 129 – 130
More than 100,000 general anesthetic procedures are conducted in United Kingdom every year for dental interventions, according to large survey of the National Health Services.1 The risk of mortality has reduced considerably in the past few decades because of the use of safe and effective techniques. However, adverse effects still exist and are dependent on patient, environmental, and operator factors. We present an uncommon complication of intubation that merits due awareness.
Keywords: Tapia's; Hypoglossal nerve palsy; Vagus nerve palsy; Dysphonia; Hoarseness
Copyright: © 2018 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Deviation of the tongue to the right side and dysphonia.
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr Shadaab Mumtaz, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford CM1 7ET, UK; Shadaab@me.com.
Received: Feb 19, 2018
Accepted: Apr 11, 2018