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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 90, 195-198, Copyright © 1985 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Results of diaphragmatic plication for unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis

CD Wright, JG Williams, CM Ogilvie and RJ Donnelly

Seven adult patients with dyspnea resulting from nonmalignant unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis underwent plication of the affected hemidiaphragm. Preoperatively, the patients complained of exertional dyspnea and orthopnea and had a reduced arterial oxygen tension, total lung capacity, vital capacity, expiratory reserve volume, and functional residual capacity. Plication was performed by imbricating the diaphragm in layers through a thoracotomy. After plication there was a significant increase in arterial oxygen tension and all lung volumes except residual volume. The patients' symptoms were improved with plication and a significant decrease was recorded in breathlessness on a visual analogue scale. There were no postoperative complications and mean hospital stay was 12 days.

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