Complete eventration of right hemidiaphragm: A rare presentation

Abstract

Eventration of the diaphragm is a term used to describe an abnormal elevation of part or whole of the hemidiaphragm, where the whole or part of the diaphragm is made up of a thin fibro membranous sheet replacing normal diaphragmatic musculature. Complete and partial eventration both can occur, however, complete eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in an adult female, as presented in this patient, is rarely seen.

Keywords

• Breathlessness
• diaphragm
• eventration
• hemidiaphragm
• phrenic nerve
• respiratory failure