Video-assisted repair of an eventrated left hemidiaphragm.
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.
Haciibrahimoglu
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Yedikule Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. g.haciibrahimglu@mail.com
Karamustafaoglu
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Cevik
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Bedirhan
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D000368:Aged; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications