From: Ortner’s syndrome secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case series
Case No) Gender /Age (yrs) | Comorbidities | Symptoms | Time from hoarseness to treatment (months) | Type of thoracic aneurysm/size (cm) | Proximal landing zone/type of debranching | Outcome |
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(1) Male/68 | COPD, GERD, smoking | Hoarseness | 1 | Saccular/5/3.9 | TEVAR/ zone 3/None | Completely resolved |
(2) Male/64 | COPD, smoking | Hoarseness | 24 | Saccular/6 | TEVAR/zone 1/chimney graft of LCCA & LSA | No improvement of hoarseness |
(3) Female/76 | HT | Hoarseness | 9 | Saccular/5.4 | TEVAR/ zone 2/None | Improvement of hoarseness |
(4) Female/54 | HT, CAD, DM, Pemphigus, Oral prednisone | Hoarseness | 8 | Fusiform/9.7 | TEVAR/zone 1/carotid-carotid & carotid- LSA bypass | Improvement of hoarseness |