tapia’s syndrome after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia: a case report

Introduction:tapia’s syndrome is a rare complication of recurrent laryngeal and hypoglossal nerve paralysis due to anesthetic airway mismanagement or malpositioning of the patient’s head during surgery. case report:here we present a case of tapia’s syndrome in a 22-year-old male after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia, with a long period of recovery, related to airway management procedures and/or overstretching of the neck during positioning for surgery. conclusion:although it is a rare condition, every surgeon should be aware of tapia’s syndrome in order to consider the correct positioning of the head and endotracheal tube during surgery and avoid this complication.