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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 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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Servais EL, Stiles BM, Finnerty BM, Paul S. Ruptured diaphragmatic eventration: a rare cause of acute postpartum dyspnea. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun; 93(6):e143-4.
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Havens JM, Kelly E, Patel V. A 78-year-old man with an elevated hemidiaphragm following trauma. Chest. 2008 Dec; 134(6):1336-1339.