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Early Surgical Intervention for Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Neonate; Report of a Case and Literature Review

BACKGROUND: Diaphragmatic paralysis in newborns is related to brachial plexus palsy. It can cause respiratory failure necessitating prolonged mechanical ventilation and subsequent extubation failure. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a two-hour-old male newborn with a birth weight of 4500 grams who had...

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Autores principales: Ahmadpour-Kacho, Mousa, Zahedpasha, Yadollah, Hadipoor, Abbas, Akbarian-Rad, Zahra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23056776