Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Jan 2007)
Secondary diaphragmatic eventration after resection of extralobar pulmonary sequestration
Abstract
Phrenic nerve preservation is an important factor in operations involving the resection of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration. We present a case of secondary diaphragmatic eventration due to damage to the phrenic nerve after resection of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration.