CASE REPORT   

Chirurgia 2018 December;31(6):258-60

DOI: 10.23736/S0394-9508.18.04789-7

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language: English

Post-thyroidectomy Horner’s syndrome

Vincenza P. DINUZZI ✉, Andrea FARES BUCCI, Giuseppe AMATURO, Ermenegildo FURINO, Luigi SIVERO, Rita COMPAGNA, Maurizio AMATO, Giovanni APREA

Department of Integrated Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Surgery, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy

Horner’s syndrome results from damage of cervical sympathetic trunk and is characterized by a typical triad of symptoms: miosis, eyelid ptosis, enophthalmos, with or without anhidrosis and hemi-facial vascular dilation. We describe a case of HB syndrome after three days from right loboistmectomy. The patient presented ptosis, miosis and enophthalmos in right side; however, anhidrosis and vasodilation of ipsilateral half face were not observed. Horner’s syndrome is a rare complication of thyroid surgery that should not be under evaluated especially considering the importance of the potentially permanent aesthetic alteration.

KEY WORDS: Thyroidectomy - Horner Syndrome - Postoperative complications