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Ugeskrift for laeger · Nov 1997
Case Reports[Reduced sense of taste as a complication of the laryngeal mask use].
We report a unilateral lingual nerve paralysis following the use of a laryngeal mask airway in a 73-year-old man with hypertrophy of the prostate undergoing a TUR-P. The operation was performed in general anaesthesia using propofol, fentanyl, alfentanil and ventilation with 100% oxygen. ⋯ A week later the patient perceived a reduced sense of taste. Six months later the situation was unaltered.