Intraoperative diaphragmatic plication during initial surgery with phrenic nerve resection.
Isono T, Ohta M, Kanzaki R, Okami J, Funakoshi Y, Taniguchi S, Kadota Y, Kojima K, Tokunaga T, Kawanaka S, Takeuchi Y, Kusumoto H, Shiono H, Yokouchi H, Iwasaki T, Ikeda N, Ose N, Shintani Y.
Isono T, et al.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025 Sep 25:ivaf233. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaf233. Online ahead of print.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025.
PMID: 40996959
Displacement was quantified by measuring thoracic height on pre- and postoperative chest X-rays (D, D'). Diaphragmatic displacement ratio was defined as: DDR = (D'-D)/D100. RESULTS: Seventy patients (53%) underwent preventive diaphragmatic plication du …
Displacement was quantified by measuring thoracic height on pre- and postoperative chest X-rays (D, D'). Diaphragmatic displac …