Open AccessRight-sided diaphragmatic eventration: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Amrit Pal Kansal,
Vishal Chopra,
Aksh Chahal,
Charanpreet S. Grover,
Harpreet Singh,
Saurabh Kansal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.48898
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragm (acoustics) , diaphragmatic breathing , anatomy , dome (geology) , surgery , pathology , geology , paleontology , physics , alternative medicine , acoustics , loudspeaker
Eventration of the diaphragm is an abnormal elevation of the dome of diaphragm. It is a condition in which all or part of the diaphragm is largely composed of fibrous tissue with only a few or no interspersed muscle fibers. It can be complete or partial. Complete eventration of the right diaphragm, as seen in this adult patient, is relatively rare.