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Diaphragmatic eventration

心胸外科

Common symptoms

膈麻痹、呼吸困难、顽固性呃逆、食欲减退、胸闷、气短、恶心、消化不良、厌食、嗳气

The pathology of disease

Diaphragmatic eventration is abnormally elevated diaphragm from phrenic nerve palsy or congenital weakness; dyspnea.

Symptoms

Dyspnea; basilar atelectasis; recurrent pneumonia; usually left-sided

Causes

Phrenic nerve injury (surgery/trauma); congenital hypoplasia.

Treatment

Observation; diaphragmatic plication if symptomatic

Dept

Thoracic surgery.

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