Assessing diaphragm function status is vital for diagnosing and treating acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Diaphrag-matic ultrasound has become increasingly important due to its non-i...
Congenital hernia of the diaphragmatic dome (CHDD) is an embryonic malformation in which all or part of the diaphragmatic dome fails to develop properly. In the majority of cases (80% to 90%), this malformation affect...
Supported by Jiangsu Commision of Health,No.H2017043.
BACKGROUND Primary abdominal pregnancy is an extremely rare form of ectopic pregnancy.Ectopic pregnancies that occur in the liver and diaphragm are even rarer,limited case reports are available in the literature.CASE ...
Physicians encounter significant challenges in dealing with large diaphragmatic defects in both pediatric and adult populations.Diaphragmatic hernias,such as Morgagni,Bochdalek,and Hiatus hernias,can result in congeni...
MJ(519368454)is a holder of the Walter-Benjamin scholarship from the German Research Fund(DFG,Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).
Worldwide,150 children are born each day with congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH),a diaphragmatic defect with concomitant abnormal lung development.Patients with CDH with large defects are particularly challenging to...
The study protocol was approved by the Evangelismos Hospital Ethics Committee(reference number:771/2019);This study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov(NCT04758910).
Background Compared to conventional oxygen devices,high-flow oxygen treatment(HFOT)through the nasal cannulae has demonstrated clinical benefits.Limited data exist on whether such effects are also present in HFOT thro...
BACKGROUND Morgagni hernia(MH)is a form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH)characterized by an incomplete formation of diaphragm,resulting in the protru-sion of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity.The estima...
Aim: To explore the application effect of external diaphragm pacemaker combined with active respiratory circulation technology in pulmonary rehabilitation of perioperative lung cancer patients. Methods: A total of 98 ...
Objective: To investigate the effect of extracorporeal diaphragmatic pacing combined with noninvasive ventilators on the respiratory function and prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Met...
supported by the Digestive Diseases Project of Guangdong Clinical Medical Research Center[grant number 2020B1111170004];the National Nature Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 81973858 and 82172790];the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province[grant number 2019A1515011200];the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province[grant numbers 20191401,20211086,and 20221094];the Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research Fund[grant number A2021061];the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau's Fundamental and Applied Basic Research[grant number SL2022A04J01589].
Introduction Diaphragmatic eventration(DE)is a rare condition with an incidence rate of approximately 0.05%[1].Anatomically,its characteristic feature is the uninterrupted integrity of the diaphragmatic muscle,maintai...