title: Bilateral phrenic nerve injury after neck dissection: an uncommon cause of respiratory failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaddanapudi
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: 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