Phrenic nerve palsy and Parsonage-Turner syndrome.

Ann Thorac Surg

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.

Published: July 2011

This report describes 2 symptomatic patients with phrenic nerve palsy due to Parsonage-Turner syndrome who were managed by diaphragmatic plication. The characteristics of the underlying syndrome are defined.

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