Functional and physiologic results of video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication in adult patients with unilateral diaphragm paralysis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Richard K FreemanEdward B Fitzgerald

Abstract

Plication of the hemidiaphragm for unilateral diaphragm paralysis is infrequently performed in adults. Barriers to diaphragm plication have included the perceived need for thoracotomy and uncertainty of the potential benefits. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication in symptomatic adult patients with unilateral diaphragm paralysis. Patients with unilateral diaphragm paralysis underwent an evaluation that included a chest radiograph, fluoroscopic sniff test, pulmonary spirometry, and the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea score. Patients with symptomatic unilateral diaphragm paralysis present for at least 6 months were offered video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication. Patients who underwent diaphragm plication as well as those who declined surgery were reassessed at 6 months with a chest radiograph, spirometry, and the MRC dyspnea score. Twenty-five patients underwent left (19) or right (6) diaphragm plication through video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication (22) or thoracotomy (3). There were no operative deaths. Mean hospital length of stay for diaphragm plication was 3.7 days for video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication and 5.4...Continue Reading

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