Open AccessEarly thoracoscopic plication of diaphragm in a newborn with brachial plexus palsy and concurrent phrenic nerve palsy
Author(s) -
Saurabh 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.