Laparoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a 6-month-old child.
This report describes the laparoscopic approach of closure of a congenital left posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in a 6-month-old boy. The pros and cons of such an approach are discussed.
D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male