Repair of agenesis of the hemidiaphragm by prosthetic materials.
Creation of a substitute hemidiaphragm for an infant born with agenesis of the hemidiaphragm is a formidable task. Subsequent growth of the infant may produce distortion or fracture of diaphragmatic prostheses. Our experience with a surviving two year old infant with agenesis led us to conclude that a Silastic prosthesis is unsatisfactory and that a polypropylene mesh prosthesis is satisfactory as a diaphragmatic substitute.
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013526:Surgical Mesh
D012826:Silicone Elastomers