[Thoracic surgery in solving enormous elevation of the left hemidiaphragm].
BACKGROUND
Acquired elevation of the diaphragm is mostly the result of phrenic nerve paralysis, some of thoracic and abdominal patological states, and also some of neuromuscular diseases. Surgical treatment is rarely performed and is indicated when lung compression produces disabilitating dyspnea, and includes plication of diaphragm. The goal of this case report has been to show completely documented diagnostic procedures and surgical treatment one of rare pathological condition.


METHODS
A 62-year-old patient was admitted to our clinic because of surgical treatment of the enormous elevation of the left hemidiaphragm. After thoracotomy and plication of the bulging diaphragm, lung compression did not exist any more and mediastinum went back in the normal position.


CONCLUSIONS
Elevation of the diaphragm rarely demands surgical correction. When it is complicated with lung compression and disabilitating dyspnea, surgical treatment has extremely useful functional effect.
Cvijanović
Vlado
V
Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za grudnu hirurgiju, Beograd.
Stanić
Vojkan
V
Ristanović
Aleksandar
A
Gulić
Bojan
B
Durković
Savo
S
Stamenović
Davor
D
Marić
Nebojsa
N
Kovacević
Snezana
S
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures