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Horner’s syndrome after paediatric cardiac surgery: case report and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2014

Bana A. Nasser ,
Abdulrahman Mesned ,
Yousry E. Moazamy  and
Mohamed S. Kabbani
Bana A. Nasser*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Buridh, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Mesned
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Buridh, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Yousry E. Moazamy
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Buridh, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mohamed S. Kabbani
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*
Correspondence to: Dr. B. A. Nasser, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Po Box 51451, Buridh, Qassim, 81999 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel: +0096663252000/ext 2508; Fax: +0096663132385; E-mail:bana30pedia@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Iatrogenic Horner’s syndrome is a rare complication that can occur after trauma, cervical central line insertion, chest tube insertion, and rarely following adult thoracic and neck surgery, especially in high risk patients with hypertension and diabetes. The majority of cases reported in the literature describe non-iatrogenic Horner’s syndrome in adults as an unusual presentation for cervical tumours or apical lung carcinoma. In children, there are some reports describing acquired Horner’s syndrome following trauma or invasive intervention near the cervical–thoracic area. Less has been written about the incidence of Horner’s syndrome following paediatric cardiac surgery.

Keywords

Paediatric cardiac surgeryHorner’s syndromeptosis
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , March 2015 , pp. 569 - 572
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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