A chest x-ray was performed subsequently and showed an elevated right hemi-diaphragm (Figure 2). Ultrasound scan chest did not reveal any pleural effusion but noted reduced diaphragmatic movements ...

[4] Diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve involvement ... He was subsequently found to have a right sided phrenic nerve palsy a month later as confirmed by nerve conduction study and ...

Right after birth ... The thorax was also opened and the organs shifted back. The paralysis had made the diaphragm muscles non-functional and so these were tightened. The hole in the diaphragm ...

Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...