PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY FOLLOWING SCALENECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH THORACIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION

Authors
HEINE MF ASHER EF ROY TM ACKERMAN WE
Citation
Mf. Heine et al., PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY FOLLOWING SCALENECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH THORACIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION, Journal of clinical anesthesia, 7(1), 1995, pp. 75-79
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical anesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
09528180
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
75 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-8180(1995)7:1<75:PIFSIA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We present a case in which a patient with normal pulmonary reserve exp erienced orthopnea and hypoxia secondary to unilateral diaphragmatic p aralysis following right scalenectomy. This operation was performed in an attempt to relieve neurovascular compromise at the thoracic outlet . To our knowledge, this association has not been previously described in the literature.