BILATERAL PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY AFTER NECK DISSECTION - AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF RESPIRATORY-FAILURE

Authors
YADDANAPUDI S SHAH SC
Citation
S. Yaddanapudi et Sc. Shah, BILATERAL PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY AFTER NECK DISSECTION - AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF RESPIRATORY-FAILURE, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 110(3), 1996, pp. 281-283
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
110
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
281 - 283
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1996)110:3<281:BPIAND>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The case of a patient with carcinoma larynx who developed diaphragmati c paralysis and post-operative respiratory failure due to bilateral ph renic nerve injury is reported. The use of portable ultrasonography fo r an early diagnosis of diaphragmatic paralysis is discussed.