Reversible compression of left recurrent laryngeal nerve (ortner’s syndrome) in acute pulmonary embolism
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Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy associated with primary pulmonary hypertension and recurrent pulmonary embolism.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Heart Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.10.342