Video-Assisted Repair of an
Eventrated Left Hemidiaphragm

Abstract

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is emerging as a viable approach to increasingly complex intrathoracic therapeutic procedures. Here, we present a case of eventrated left hemidiaphragm caused by a blunt trauma in an elderly man. The diaphragm was repaired successfully using a video-assisted procedure, thus giving the patient the advantages of a minimally invasive operation.

Key words

Eventration of the diaphragm - Thoracoscopic surgery

References

• 1 Wright C, Williams J, Ogilvie C, et al. Results of diaphragmatic plication for unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1985;  90 195-198
• 2 Thomas P, Moutardier V, Ragni J. et al. Video-assisted repair of a ruptured right hemidiaphragm.  Eur J Cardio-Thoracic Surg. 1994;  8 157-159
• 3 Shah R, Sabanathan S, Mearns A J, et al. Traumatic rupture of diaphragm.  Ann Thorac Surg. 1995;  60 1444-1449
• 4 Ramos C T, Coplewitz B Z, Babyn P S, et al. What have we learned about traumatic diaphragmatic hernias in children?.  J Pediatr Surg. 2000;  35 601-604
• 5 Mealy K, Murphy M, Broe P. Diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm by thoracoscopy.  Br J Surg. 1993;  80 (2) 210-211

Correspondence