Elevated hemidiaphragm
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An elevated hemidiaphragm may result from direct and indirect causes which 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, including Chilaiditi sign/syndrome
Differential diagnosis
Other situations which may mimic an elevated hemidiaphragm include:
- subpulmonic effusion
- diaphragmatic hernia
- diaphragmatic rupture
- tumour of the pleura or tumour of the diaphragm
See also
-<li>prior <a title="Lobectomy (lung)" href="/articles/lobectomy-lung">lobectomy</a> or <a href="/articles/pneumonectomy">pneumonectomy</a>- +<li>prior <a href="/articles/lobectomy-lung">lobectomy</a> or <a href="/articles/pneumonectomy">pneumonectomy</a>
-<li>contralateral <a href="/articles/stroke">stroke</a>: usually <a title="MCA infarction" href="/articles/middle-cerebral-artery-mca-infarct">middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution</a>- +<li>contralateral <a href="/articles/stroke">stroke</a>: usually <a href="/articles/middle-cerebral-artery-mca-infarct">middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution</a>
-<li>distended stomach or colon, including <a title="Chilaiditi sign" href="/articles/chilaiditi-sign">Chilaiditi sign/syndrome</a>- +<li>distended stomach or colon, including <a href="/articles/chilaiditi-sign">Chilaiditi sign/syndrome</a>
-<li>tumour of the pleura or diaphragm</li>- +<li>
- +<a title="tumour of the pleura" href="/articles/tumour-of-the-pleura">tumour of the pleura</a> or <a title="tumour of the diaphragm" href="/articles/tumour-of-the-diaphragm">tumour of the diaphragm</a>
- +</li>
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