Bilateral phrenic nerve injury after neck dissection: an uncommon cause of respiratory failure.
The case of a patient with carcinoma larynx who developed diaphragmatic paralysis and post-operative respiratory failure due to bilateral phrenic nerve injury is reported. The use of portable ultrasonography for an early diagnosis of diaphragmatic paralysis is discussed.
Yaddanapudi
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Department of Anaesthesia, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
Shah
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D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology