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Taste disorders after tonsillectomy: case report and literature review.

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Collet, Stéphanie [UCL] Eloy, Philippe [UCL] Rombaux, Philippe [UCL] Bertrand, Bernard [UCL]

The authors describe a case of dysgeusia that occurred during the recovery period after a tonsillectomy. The cause was thought to be a lesion to the lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve because of the location of the symptoms at the posterior region of the buccal cavity and because of the raised electrogustometric thresholds in the posterior region of one half of the tongue. Clarification of this type of case was made by a review of the literature from 1966 to June 2004, carried out with the aid of Medline. From a medicolegal standpoint, it is important to inform the patient of the risk of dysgeusia after tonsillectomy, especially if that patient has a profession in which taste plays an essential role.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Synthèse de littérature
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2005
Language Anglais
Journal information "The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology" - Vol. 114, no. 3, p. 233-236 (2005)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Annals Publishing Company ((United States) St Louis, MO)
issn 0003-4894
e-issn 1943-572X
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/NOPS - Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie
UCL - (SLuc) Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
UCL - (MGD) Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
UCL - (SLuc) Centre de l'allergie
MESH Subject Adult ; Female ; Glossopharyngeal Nerve - injuries ; Humans ; Taste Disorders - etiology ; Taste Threshold - physiology ; Tongue - physiopathology ; Tonsillectomy - adverse effects
Keywords Dysgeusia ; Glossopharyngeal nerve ; Tonsillectomy
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Bibliographic reference Collet, Stéphanie ; Eloy, Philippe ; Rombaux, Philippe ; Bertrand, Bernard. Taste disorders after tonsillectomy: case report and literature review.. In: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, Vol. 114, no. 3, p. 233-236 (2005)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/23948