TY - JOUR ID - 8270 TI - Tapia's Syndrome after Corrective Jaw Surgery under General Anesthesia: A Case Report JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Izadi, Farzad AU - Ahmadi, Aslan AU - Daneshvar, Ali AU - Safdarian, Mahdi AD - ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital , Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 109 EP - 111 KW - Airway Management KW - General anesthesia KW - Vocal Cord paralysis DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2017.8270 N2 - 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. UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8270.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8270_fcd4c0754f0d5dab957a085d370916db.pdf ER -