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. 2014 Mar;52(3):279-80.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.11.004. Epub 2013 Dec 11.

Lingual nerve injury following use of a supraglottic airway device

Andrew Jenkinson  1 , Richard Crosher  2 , Ricardo Mohammed-Ali  3 , Kirsty Parsons  4
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Lingual nerve injury following use of a supraglottic airway device

Andrew Jenkinson et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

We present the case of a 64-year-old woman who lost sensation on the left side of her tongue after an orthopaedic procedure under general anaesthetic. It provides evidence that anaesthetic airway devices can injure the lingual nerve.

Keywords: Lingual nerve injury; Supraglottic device; i-gel™.

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