title: Laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Posttraumatic diaphragmatic rupture or eventration is still a challenging problem. Herein five cases of patients with such a diaphragmatic lesion treated successfully by laparoscopy are reported with a discussion of the advantages of this mini-invasive surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cueto
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Frias
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nevarez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zundel
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged