Elevated hemidiaphragm
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An elevated hemidiaphragm may result from direct and indirect causes withwhich include:
- above the diaphragm 1
- decreased lung volume
- diaphragm 3-7
- phrenic nerve palsy
- diaphragmatic eventration
- contralateral stroke: usually middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution
- below the diaphragm 8
- abdominal tumour, e.g. liver metastases or primary malignancy
- subphrenic abscess
- distended stomach or colon
Differential diagnosis
Other situations which may mimic an elevated hemidiaphragm include:
- subpulmonic effusion
- diaphragmatic hernia
- diaphragmatic rupture
- tumour of the pleura or diaphragm
See also
-<p>An<strong> elevated hemidiaphragm</strong> may result from direct and indirect causes with include:</p><ul>- +<p>An<strong> elevated hemidiaphragm</strong> may result from direct and indirect causes which include:</p><ul>
-<li>atelectasis/collapse</li>-<li>prior <a title="lobectomy" href="/articles/lobectomy">lobectomy</a> or <a title="Pneumonectomy" href="/articles/pneumonectomy">pneumonectomy</a>- +<li><a title="Atelectasis" href="/articles/lung-atelectasis">atelectasis/collapse</a></li>
- +<li>prior <a href="/articles/lobectomy">lobectomy</a> or <a href="/articles/pneumonectomy">pneumonectomy</a>
-<li>contralateral stroke: usually middle cerebral artery distribution</li>- +<li>contralateral <a title="Stroke" href="/articles/stroke">stroke</a>: usually middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution</li>
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