Iatrogenic Horner’s Syndrome Associated with Branchial Cleft Cyst Surgery
Mehmet Demir *
Sisli Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erhan Ozdal
Sisli Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mahmut Odabasi
Sisli Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Efe Can
Sisli Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: To report a case of right-sided iatrogenic Horner's syndrome developed after branchial cleft cyst surgery.
Presentation of the Scope: An 8 year-old boy presented with right-sided eyelid ptosis and enophthalmos, and diagnosed as having Horner’s syndrome.
Discussion: Ophthalmic examination yielded miosis in the affected eye. Medical history revealed branchial cleft cyst surgery 4 years ago and mild ptosis was identified in the first postoperative day.
Conclusion: Iatrogenic Horner syndrome may follow the cleft cyst surgery in on neck.
Keywords: Iatrogenic horner syndrome (IHS), branchial cyst surgery.