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. 2005 Sep;60(9):786–787. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022764

Diaphragm weakness as a cause of breathlessness after anatomically distant surgery

A Moore 1, J Moxham 1, M Polkey 1
PMCID: PMC1747514  PMID: 16135683

Abstract

The case histories are presented of two patients in whom breathlessness developed following surgery to an anatomically distant site. Respiratory muscle testing demonstrated diaphragm weakness in both patients.

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