Diaphragm pacing for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: A novel case of pacing implanted into the diaphragm

Pediatr Int. 2022 Jan;64(1):e14915. doi: 10.1111/ped.14915. Epub 2021 Dec 18.

Authors

Yosuke Yamada¹, Hisaya Hasegawa¹, Takanori Ochi², Atsuyuki Yamataka², Naohisa Ueda³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neonatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Pediatric General and Urogenital Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.

PMID: 34921697
DOI: 10.1111/ped.14915

No abstract available

Keywords: congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; diaphragm pacing; hypoventilation during wakefulness; pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diaphragm*
Humans
Hypoventilation / congenital
Hypoventilation / therapy
Sleep Apnea, Central* / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Central* / therapy
Thorax

Supplementary concepts

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome