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(Chest. 1947;13:345-355.)
© 1947 American College of Chest Physicians

A Critical Study of Pneumoperitoneum and Phrenic Nerve Crush in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

ALLAN HURST M.D., F.C.C.P.; H. M. MAIER M.D.; and RALPH DWORK M.D.1

1 The National Jewish Hospital at Denver, Colorado, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

1. A study of 103 cases of phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum has been presented.

2. It has been shown that cavities in 9 cases closed prior to institution of treatment, while only 7 additional cases showed closure of cavities with treatment.

3. Where clearing of infiltration occurred following treatment, such clearing occurred simultaneously in bilateral cases and did not appear to be influenced to a greater extent on the side of the paralyzed hemidiaphragm.

4. The limited indications of pneumoperitoneum without phrenic interruption are presented and its value as a psychologic measure in the treatment of tuberculosis is emphasized.






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