Abstract
A 31/2-year-old child developed unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after chest drain insertion. Plain chest X-ray demonstrated paravertebral positioning of the chest-tube tip, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed hematomas in the region of the chest-tube tip and the phrenic nerve fibers. The trauma to the phrenic nerve was apparently secondary to malposition of the chest tube. This is a rare complication and has been reported mainly in neonates. Radiologists should notify the treating physicians that the correct position of a chest drain tip is at least 2 cm distant from the vertebrae.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 444-446 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Radiology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |