Vocal Cord Paralysis After Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Shin-ichi Ishimoto, MD, Ken Ito, MD, Masaaki Toyama, MD, Isamu Kawase, MD, Kenji Kondo, MD, Kiyoshi Oshima, MD, Seiji Niimi, MD CHEST Volume 121, Issue 6, Pages 1911-1915 (June 2002) DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.6.1911 Copyright © 2002 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Schematic representation of the larynx showing the position of the vocal cord. a: median; b: paramedian; c: intermediate; d: fully abducted positions. CHEST 2002 121, 1911-1915DOI: (10.1378/chest.121.6.1911) Copyright © 2002 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Anatomic association of the left recurrent nerve to the aortic arch. a: left recurrent laryngeal nerve; b: left vagus nerve; c: right brachiocephalic artery; d: left common carotid artery; e: left subclavian artery; f: pulmonary artery; g: ligamentum arteriosum. CHEST 2002 121, 1911-1915DOI: (10.1378/chest.121.6.1911) Copyright © 2002 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions