Hu Xiaolei, Zhang Xiaomei, Gan Huaiyong, Yu Dajun, Sun Weihua, Shi Zhaoming
Department of Endocrinology Department of Pathology Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, Anhui, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec;96(48):e8888. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008888.
Horner syndrome is an unusual complication after thyroidectomy.
We report a case of Horner syndrome in a 34-year-old female patient with Graves disease associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma who underwent left-side minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy and neck dissection.
Horner syndrome was diagnosed based on left myosis, eyelid ptosis, and mild enophthalmos, which developed in the patient on postoperative day 2.
The patient was administered glucocorticoids and neurotrophic drugs on postoperative day 3.
The symptoms of Horner syndrome were significantly relieved 1 year later.
Surgeons must be aware that Horner syndrome may be a source of iatrogenic complications, and patients also should be informed of these complications before surgery.
霍纳综合征是甲状腺切除术后一种罕见的并发症。
我们报告一例34岁女性格雷夫斯病合并甲状腺乳头状癌患者,该患者接受了左侧微创电视辅助甲状腺切除术及颈部清扫术,术后出现霍纳综合征。
根据患者术后第2天出现的左侧瞳孔缩小、眼睑下垂和轻度眼球内陷,诊断为霍纳综合征。
术后第3天给予患者糖皮质激素和神经营养药物。
1年后霍纳综合征症状明显缓解。
外科医生必须意识到霍纳综合征可能是医源性并发症的一个来源,并且在手术前也应告知患者这些并发症。