• J Clin Anesth · Feb 2014

    Case Reports

    Lingual nerve neuropraxia following use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme.

    • Islam Elhalawani and Ann-Maree Barnes.
    • Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA 5011, Australia. Electronic address: Venkatesan.Thiruvenkatarajan@health.sa.gov.au.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2014 Feb 1;26(1):65-8.

    AbstractCranial nerve injury is a rare complication with the use of supraglottic airway devices. A case of lingual nerve injury following the use of a Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme in a 45 year old woman is presented. A review of the literature regarding lingual nerve injury as a complication of the supraglottic airway is also presented.Crown Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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