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Bilateral diaphragm weakness.
Paralysis of the diaphragm occurring as a result of damage to the phrenic nerves during thoracic and neck surgery is well recognised.' 2 It is likely that weakness, as opposed to complete paralysis, of the diaphragm could occur after less severe trauma to the phrenic nerves. We describe a patient who developed bilateral diaphragm weakness after complicated surgery on a cervical disc, with subse...
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Diaphragmatic hernia occurs in one in 2000 births' and is responsible for 8 % of congenital malformations causing death during the first few days after birth.2 The most common hernia occurs through the foramen of Bochdalek and is five times more common on the left side than on the right.3 Complete absence of the diaphragm is very rare and, in a series of 117 cases of diaphragmatic hernia in inf...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.40.8.631