title: Abdominal compartment syndrome: a rare complication of plication of the diaphragm.
abstract: Abdominal compartment syndrome is an increasingly recognized phenomenon. We report the case of an otherwise fit and healthy 42-year-old man who underwent plication of the right hemidiaphragm for idiopathic phrenic paresis. His postoperative recovery was complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome, which was managed conservatively. We believe this is the only report of this complication after diaphragmatic plication and one of very few reported thoracic causes of abdominal compartment syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joideep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phadnis
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldstraw
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D008150:Lower Body Negative Pressure; D008297:Male; D009443:Neuritis / Q000150:complications; D009846:Oliguria / Q000209:etiology; D010791:Phrenic Nerve; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D013147:Spirometry; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase