Abstract
Patients with unilateral diaphragm paralysis may present with dyspnea. For those patients unable to improve with physical and respiratory therapy, diaphragm plication may provide significant respiratory improvement. Patient and bedside cart position and port placement are described to provide an efficient procedure to remove the laxity from the ipsilateral diaphragm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Atlas of Robotic Thoracic Surgery |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 191-199 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319645087 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319645063 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 17 2018 |
Keywords
- Diaphragm
- Diaphragm eventration
- Diaphragm paralysis
- Phrenic nerve
- Plication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine