Video-assisted thoracic surgical repair of a foramen of Bochdalek hernia.

Silen, M L; Canvasser, D A; Kurkchubasche, A G; Andrus, C H; Naunheim, K S · Ann Thorac Surg · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case report of a congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in an adolescent is presented and a technique for thoracoscopic repair of Bochdalek hernia is described. Postoperative discomfort was minimal and the hospital stay was less than 24 hours. Video-assisted thoracic surgery may be the technique of choice for repair of certain congenital diaphragmatic hernias when identified after infancy.

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