Navy diver with recurrent facial nerve baroparesis treated with eustachian tube balloon dilation.

Autor: Utz ER; Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, U.S.A., Wise SR; Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Laryngoscope [Laryngoscope] 2019 Nov; Vol. 129 (11), pp. E412-E414. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.1002/lary.28221
Abstrakt: Facial nerve baroparesis is a rare complication of middle ear barotrauma reported almost exclusively in overpressure events related to diving and flying. Until the development of Eustachian tube balloon dilation, no diving compatible options existed to effectively and safely prevent recurrence. We present a case of a U.S. Navy diver with a history of repeated ipsilateral facial nerve paresis that occurred during diving. The patient underwent Eustachian tube balloon dilation of the affected side. Following surgery, the patient completed a recompression chamber simulated dive that allowed the patient to return to diving. The patient has been symptom-free for 12 months following dilation. Laryngoscope, 129:E412-E414, 2019.
(Published 2019. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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