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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:440
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Following Internal Mammary Artery Bypass

Theodore G. Phillips, M.D.*, George E. Green, M.D.

Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

Accepted for publication May 7, 1986.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Phillips, Department of Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital, 428 West 59th St, New York, NY 10019

To our knowledge, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury has not been reported previously as a complication of internal mammary artery mobilization for coronary artery bypass. We recently experienced this complication and are presenting a case history of the problem and comments.




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