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Diaphragm plication in adult patients with diaphragm paralysis
Michel I M Versteegh1, Andrew Tjon Jouk Tjien
1Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, K6-S, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery : MMCTS
|January 14, 2014
Abstract:
Diaphragm paralysis in adults can cause severe dyspnea which results from the paradoxical movement of the diaphragm. Surgical plication can be done with excellent long-term results.
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