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A 79-year-old male underwent a three stage open esophageal resection for esophageal adenocarcinoma, after neoadjuvant therapy. After detubation he became increasingly dyspnoic with aphony and stridor.
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Gorter, R. (2014). Case on Recurrent Nerve Lesion (Double) as a Consequence of Esophageal Resection for Cancer. In: Cuesta, M., Bonjer, H. (eds) Case Studies of Postoperative Complications after Digestive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01613-9_6
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