Ortner's syndrome secondary to a thoracic thrombosed aortic aneurysm: Case report

Abstract

Ortner's syndrome refers to vocal cord paralysis resulting from compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by abnormal mediastinal vascular structures. We present a case of an 89-year-old man who was an active smoker, with a clinical history of hypertension, who presented hoarseness of voice with chronic evolution. Neck and Thoracoabdominal CT angiography was performed revealing a thrombosed aneurysm of the aortic arch.

Keywords

• Thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Ortner's syndrome
• Hoarseness