Diaphragmatic Eventration
"Diaphragmatic Eventration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital abnormality characterized by the elevation of the DIAPHRAGM dome. It is the result of a thinned diaphragmatic muscle and injured PHRENIC NERVE, allowing the intra-abdominal viscera to push the diaphragm upward against the LUNG.
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D003965
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.257 C16.131.314.244
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diaphragmatic Eventration" by people in Profiles.
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Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration with Accompanying Ipsilateral Diaphragmatic Eventration. Am Surg. 2016 09; 82(9):e245-6.
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A simple technique for thoracoscopic treatment of diaphragmatic eventration. Am Surg. 2013 Sep; 79(9):893-5.
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Cyanosis and difficulty with breathing in a newborn. JAAPA. 2011 Feb; 24(2):62, 64.
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A 56-year-old woman with arm pain, dyspnea, and an elevated diaphragm. Chest. 2008 Jan; 133(1):296-9.
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Diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration in infants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1986 Apr; 91(4):490-7.
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Diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration: newer approaches to diagnosis and operative correction. J Pediatr Surg. 1977 Jun; 12(3):309-15.