A516 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy aided in complete recovery of right hemi-diaphragm paralysis secondary to iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury: a case report.

Cardiac catheter ablation, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), is the treatment of choice for recurrent refractory cardiac arrhythmias. A rare complication of cardiac ablation is right phrenic nerve damage leading to ipsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. Patients can be asymptomatic, dyspneic, or have respiratory failure. Here we present a case of a patient with symptomatic diaphragmatic paralysis that resolved after weight loss from a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Discuss the details of this unique case and explore the possible pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research