title: Free fascia lata repair for a second recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Repair of recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) continues to be a difficult problem. Although several materials have been used to repair recurrent CDH, the ideal material has yet to be established. We report the successful use of an autologous free fascia lata graft to repair the diaphragm following a second recurrence of CHD. The fascia lata is one of the strongest fascia in the body and is easy to obtain without extremity functional loss even in children. This procedure is regarded as effective for the repair of recurrent CDH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, 860, Urushiyama, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka 420-8660, Japan. akihide@mte.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: Akihide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuzawa
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitsunaga
authors.forename: Susam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urushihara
mesh_terms: D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence