Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector7863210.17816/kazmj78632MiscellaneousIndications for artificial paralysis of the diaphragm and the results of its use. Gergely (Zeit. f. Tbc., 1926, H.4)RatnerL.info@eco-vector.com150819262289669662108202121082021Copyright © 2021, Ratner L.2021<p>Gergely evaluates the operation of phrenicotomy in connection with operations of pneumothorax and thoracoplasty and concludes that pneumothorax should not be used in cases of compact, extensive infiltration of the lungs, with prone to perforation of parietal cavities and with old cirrhosis of the lungs with chest retraction.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив