%0 Journal Article %T Tapia's Syndrome after Corrective Jaw Surgery under General Anesthesia: A Case Report %J Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) %Z 2251-7251 %A Izadi, Farzad %A Ahmadi, Aslan %A Daneshvar, Ali %A Safdarian, Mahdi %D 2017 %\ 03/01/2017 %V 29 %N 2 %P 109-111 %! Tapia's Syndrome after Corrective Jaw Surgery under General Anesthesia: A Case Report %K Airway Management %K General anesthesia %K Vocal Cord paralysis %R 10.22038/ijorl.2017.8270 %X Introduction:Tapia’s syndrome is a rare complication of recurrent laryngeal and hypoglossal nerve paralysis due to anesthetic airway mismanagement or malpositioning of the patient’s head during surgery. Case Report:Here we present a case of Tapia's syndrome in a 22-year-old male after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia, with a long period of recovery, related to airway management procedures and/or overstretching of the neck during positioning for surgery. Conclusion:Although it is a rare condition, every surgeon should be aware of Tapia’s syndrome in order to consider the correct positioning of the head and endotracheal tube during surgery and avoid this complication. %U https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8270_fcd4c0754f0d5dab957a085d370916db.pdf