title: Diaphragm weakness as a cause of breathlessness after anatomically distant surgery.
abstract: The case histories are presented of two patients in whom breathlessness developed following surgery to an anatomically distant site. Respiratory muscle testing demonstrated diaphragm weakness in both patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK. a.moore@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moxham
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polkey
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*