Successful immediate phrenic nerve reconstruction during mediastinal tumor resection Thomas Schoeller, MDa, Markus Öhlbauer, MDa, Gottfried Wechselberger, MDa, Hildegunde Piza-Katzer, MDa, Raimund Margreiter, MDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 122, Issue 6, Pages 1235-1237 (December 2001) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.117274 Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Preoperative chest x-ray film with paralyzed left hemidiaphragm caused by tumor infiltration of the phrenic nerve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1235-1237DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.117274) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Preoperative computed tomographic scan showing the tumor ventral from the aorta with infiltration of the phrenic nerve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1235-1237DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.117274) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Intraoperative view of the sural nerve graft for phrenic nerve replacement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1235-1237DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.117274) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Follow-up chest x-ray film after 9 months showing successful reinnervation of the diaphragm. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1235-1237DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.117274) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions