Early thoracoscopic plication of diaphragm in a newborn with brachial plexus palsy and concurrent phrenic nerve palsy | Zendy

SaurabhShyam Garge | Zendy; Gouri Rao Passi | Zendy; Devendra Ghanekar | Zendy

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Early thoracoscopic plication of diaphragm in a newborn with brachial plexus palsy and concurrent phrenic nerve palsy

Author(s) -

SaurabhShyam Garge,

Gouri Rao Passi,

Devendra Ghanekar

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1998-3891

pISSN - 0971-9261

DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.207622

Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , palsy , phrenic nerve , anesthesia , respiratory distress , diaphragm (acoustics) , surgery , paralysis , diaphragmatic breathing , respiratory system , anatomy , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , acoustics , loudspeaker

Phrenic nerve palsy is a rare cause of respiratory distress in a newborn. When conservative measures fail to achieve adequate ventilation, then early surgical plication has been found to be associated with good outcome. We report a case of neonate with phrenic nerve palsy in whom an early thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication was done.

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