A new, easy, and safe suturing technique for laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernias.
Laparoscopic repair is gaining attention as a minimally invasive surgical option for children with Morgagni hernias. There are very few reports in the literature in which different suturing techniques are described. In this report, the authors detail a new, easy, and safe suturing technique used in the laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia in a five-and-a-half-month-old baby.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr Faruk Sükan Maternity and Children Hospital, Konya, Turkey. ibrahimakkoyun@yahoo.com
Ibrahim
I
Akkoyun
Melahat
M
Keçecioğlu
D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques