Understanding the anatomy of the phrenic nerves is essential ... near the left ventricle. The right phrenic nerve descends just lateral to the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.

More serious phrenic nerve damage can paralyze the diaphragm and cause difficulty breathing. You actually have two of these nerves — the right and left phrenic nerves. They both stem from spinal ...

Desperate measures were called for. The surgeon cut into her neck above the collarbone, snipped off an inch and a half of the right phrenic nerve. Like a disconnected electric vibrator ...

X rays appeared to indicate irritability of the right phrenic nerve. Stopping that nerve from functioning seemed the only thing that might help. Last week Lucy was wheeled into an operating room ...

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Dr. Kaufman performed a microsurgical decompression of the phrenic nerve to restore function to Ms. Cooke’s right diaphragm, providing her immediate relief. As part of the process, the doctors ...