Horner's syndrome following tonsillectomy

J C Hobson; J V Malla; N J Kay

doi:10.1017/S0022215106002209

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Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest procedures performed in the United Kingdom. Peri-operative infiltration of local anaesthetic is a well documented adjunct to post-operative analgesia. We report the first case of temporary Horner's syndrome in a patient who received such treatment and postulate an anatomical explanation.

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