Klippel-feil syndrome and unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
John Cece, Farid Aboharb, Kameron S Rezzadeh, David Brown, Reza Jarrahy, Matthew R Kaufman, John Cece, Farid Aboharb, Kameron S Rezzadeh, David Brown, Reza Jarrahy, Matthew R Kaufman
No abstract availableKeywords: Klippel-Feil; cervical; nerve transfer; phrenic nerve; spinal cord.
Figures
Sagittal plane, T2-weighted sequence with contrast showing segmentation anomalies of cervical vertebrae.
Coronal plane, T1-weighted sequence before surgery showing the fused cervical vertebrae (big arrow). We also noted elevation of the right hemidiaphragm (small arrow) indicative of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.
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