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Case Reports
. 1993 Dec;22(6):454-6.

Horner's syndrome following a thyroidectomy

P Solomon  1 , J Irish, P Gullane
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  • PMID: 8158744
Case Reports

Horner's syndrome following a thyroidectomy

P Solomon et al. J Otolaryngol. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

A case of Horner's syndrome following a thyroidectomy for a benign multinodular goiter is presented, the literature reviewed, and possible explanations are discussed. Theories to explain this phenomenon include: local trauma to the sympathetic chain during retraction of the carotid sheath, anatomical variations which leave a patient susceptible to damage to the sympathetic chain, postoperative hematoma compressing the sympathetic chain, and ischemic damage to the sympathetic chain.

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