An unusual case of cardiovocal syndrome

Abstract

Hoarseness of voice is the most common presenting symptom of vocal cord palsy, which can be due to different etiologies. Ortener's syndrome is one of them and is defined as hoarseness of voice due to recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to cardiovascular disorders. Hoarseness due to aortic aneurysm is a rare entity. Here we report an unusual case of a 61 year smoker male who presented to us with persistent hoarseness of voice due to asymptomatic aortic aneurysm.

Keywords

• Aortic aneurysm
• contrast-enhanced computed tomography thorax
• hoarseness of voice
• vocal cord palsy