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Surgical Management of Eventration of Diaphragm in an Elderly Patient

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 Division of Cardiac Anaesthesiology Citi Cardiac Research Centre Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

For reprint information contact: Lokeswara Rao Sajja, MCh Tel: 91 866 47 0881 Fax: 91 866 47 3554 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Citi Cardiac Research Centre, Ring Road, Near ITI College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520008, India.

A 70-year-old woman with eventration of the left dome of the diaphragm, presented with features of acute respiratory distress. She was successfully treated by emergency plication of the diaphragm. Computed tomography of the chest was useful for diagnosis.