2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.69978
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Diaphragmatic Dysfunction Following Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient With Concomitant Sleep Disordered Breathing: A Case Report

Olivier Van Kerkhove,
Saartje Demolder,
Dries Testelmans
et al.

Abstract: Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (UDP) is a frequent complication following cardiac surgery, usually affecting the left hemidiaphragm. Here, we present a case of a right-sided UDP following endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which is far more uncommon. A 60-year-old male patient presented at our outpatient clinic with exertional dyspnoea and orthopnoea. Breathing sounds were diminished upon auscultation of the right lung base. He recently underwent a CABG through video-assisted thoracoscopic … Show more

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