Peripheral rat diaphragmatic lymphatic vessels, endowed with intrinsic spontaneous contractility, were in vivo filled with fluorescent dextrans and microspheres and subsequently studied ex vivo in excised diaphragmatic samples. Changes in diameter and lymph velocity were detected, in a vessel segment, during spontaneous lymphatic smooth muscle contraction and upon activation, through electrical...

Practice of yoga based relaxation techniques has been associated with various physiological changes in our body. The long term practice of these techniques has been reported to improve the pulmonary functions. However, the study on effects of short term diaphragmatic breathing on lung functions is yet lacking. Therefore, the present analytical study was conducted to find the changes in pulmonar...

Diaphragmatic injuries are relatively rare, and they are the result of penetrating or blunt trauma. Blunt diaphragmatic rupture occurs mainly from high-speed motor vehicle crashes. Sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure may cause a diaphragmatic tear and visceral herniation. The magnitude of the pressure load on the inflexible central tendon by rapid deceleration may cause such catastrophi...

Diaphragmatic flutter is a rarely reported disorder in which the diaphragm involuntarily contracts at a rapid rate. We report a unique case in which diaphragmatic flutter was associated with inspiratory stridor and was severely disabling. A new approach to the treatment of this condition, phrenic nerve crush, provided an optimal outcome, with resolution of symptoms and the return of normal diap...

Autonomic control of ventilation is impaired in patients with Ondine's curse or congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), but voluntary control remains intact. Bradyarrhythmias can be life threatening. In a patient with CCHS and long sinus pause requiring cardiac pacemaker insertion, a diaphragmatic pacemaker inserted in early childhood caused diaphragmatic pacer spikes observed durin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia are reported to have evidence of brain MR imaging abnormalities. Our study aimed to identify perinatal clinical factors in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia that are associated with evidence of brain injury on MR imaging performed before hospital discharge. MATERIALS AND METHODS MRIs performed before hospital disch...

UNLABELLED A fatal complication of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia: pyo-pneumopericardium due to a gastro-pericardial fistula, case report and literature review INTRODUCTION The pyo-pneumopericardium is a very rare complication of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia. Usually, it depends on the existence of a gastropericardial fistula and, in most cases, it is a deadly complication. CA...

The diaphragm is an important component of the respiratory pumping process. Orthogonal temporal sequences of MR images are acquired in free breathing without use of contrast. The vertical intersection between two orthogonal temporal sequences is determined, the diaphragmatic level in the vertical segment is determined and used to perform the temporal registration. Previous works used similar te...

In this report are described seven patients assessed clinically and neuropsychologically in whom mirror movements affecting predominantly the hands occurred as a congenital disorder. These mirror movements, representing a specific type of abnormal synkinesia, may arise as a hereditary condition, in the presence of a recognisable underlying neurological abnormality, and sporadically, and the sev...

A 25-year-old man underwent diagnostic colonoscopy because of mild upper abdominal pain. He had no history of trauma. The colonoscopy was completed without any significant difficulty. During the procedure, the patient did not complain of any pain or uncomfortable feelings. However, 24 hours after the procedure, the patient returned to the hospital with complaints of serious upper abdominal pain...