Diagnostic accuracy of the trans-abdominal ultrasound in the assessment of dysfunctional hemidiaphragm due to non-pulmonic etiology

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Demonstrating the type of pathology for each hemidiaphragm and the number of affected patients

Pathology	Right copula		Left copula
1. Defects/hernia	2 patients		5 patients
2. Weakness/paralysis	13 patients		6 patients
3. Infra-diaphragmatic collections(ascites)	8 patients		2 patients
Total	23 patients		13 patients
		36 patients