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Horner's Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy

A Case Report

Donavan James, MD

Christopher Wixon, MD

Joseph Mills, MD

Curtis Ericksen, MD

University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Tucson, AZ

Horner's syndrome is described in a patient with anisocoria and unilateral lid ptosis 48 hours after an ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy. This case illustrates a rare iatrogenic complication of sympathetic nerve dysfunction following elective surgery.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 4, 325-327 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440103500414


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