Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after kidney surgery.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
; 77(2): 102-4, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-23193847
ABSTRACT
A 57-year-old woman underwent an enucleoresection of her right kidney angiomyolipoma. Two weeks later she was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea at rest with orthopnea. The chest x-ray showed the elevation of both hemidiaphragms and the measurement of the sniff transdiaphragmatic pressure confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. A diaphragm paralysis can be ascribed to several causes, i.e. trauma, compressive events, inflammations, neuropathies, or it can be idiopathic. In this case, it was very likely that the patient suffered from post-surgery neuralgic amyotrophy. To our knowledge, there are only a few reported cases of neuralgic amyotrophy, also known as Parsonage-Turner Syndrome, which affects only the phrenic nerve as a consequence of a surgery in an anatomically distant site.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Nervio Frénico
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Parálisis Respiratoria
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Diafragma
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Neuritis del Plexo Braquial
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Nefrectomía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia