Reinnervation of the Diaphragm After Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Resection and Immediate Reconstruction Using a Contralateral Phrenic Nerve Autograft
Reinnervation of the Diaphragm After Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Resection and Immediate Reconstruction Using a Contralateral Phrenic Nerve Autograft
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双侧膈神经切除和使用对侧膈神经自体移植物立即重建后膈肌的神经再支配
DOI:
10.1097/sap.0000000000002543
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
P. Persichetti
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文献类型:
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作者:
B. Brunetti;M. Morelli Coppola;P. Crucitti;F. Spinelli;F. Stilo;F. Longo;L. Cortese;S. Tenna;P. Persichetti
Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Abstract A patient affected by a voluminous synovial sarcoma of mediastinum received radical surgery, resulting in injury of both phrenic nerves. Because of the cancer location, reconstruction of the left phrenic nerve was not possible, so to prevent the patient's ventilator dependence, the right phrenic nerve was reconstructed via an autograft from the residual proximal stump of the contralateral one. In 3 months, the right hemidiaphragm function showed a full recovery, documented by ultrasonographic and radiographic assessment of diaphragmatic excursion, and the patient was weaned from mechanical ventilation. When a nerve autograft is indicated, the sural nerve still remains the criterion standard, because of the low morbidity of the donor site and ease of harvesting; however, in particular situations, such as in this unique case, the choice of an orthotopic graft may offer promising results.