Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2002 Jul;35(7):560-563.
Phrenic Nerve Reconstruction During Anterior Mediastinal Tumor Resection
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- 1Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym Univ., college of Medicine, Korea.
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- Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis due to a phrenic nerve injury is not rare after cardiothoracic surgery and may range from an asymptomatic radiographic abnormality to severe pulmonary dysfunction and even mortality in patients with reduced lung function. The most effective treatment for symptomatic unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis has been known to be a plication of the paralyzed hemidiaphragm. A 38 year-old male patient with asthma received a phrenic nerve reconstruction with a sural nerve for right phrenic nerve injury during resection of the anterior mediastinal tumor. Ten months later, chest PA showed good result and we report this case with literature.
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