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Diaphragm weakness as a cause of breathlessness after anatomically distant surgery

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK

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Dr A J Moore
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK; a.moore{at}ic.ac.uk

The case histories are presented of two patients in whom breathlessness developed following surgery to an anatomically distant site. Respiratory muscle testing demonstrated diaphragm weakness in both patients.

Keywords: diaphragm paralysis; neuralgic amyotrophy; respiratory muscles

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