title: Laparoscopic mesh repair of adult diaphragmatic hernia: A report of two cases.
abstract: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is very rare in adults. The first choice of treatment is surgery, but the optimal surgical method remains unclear. We performed laparoscopic surgeries for two types of congenital diaphragmatic hernias using a novel mesh coated with a chemically modified substance. The first patient was a 65-year-old man with a Bochdalek hernia without a hernial sac, and the other patient was an 80-year-old woman with a Morgagni hernia with a hernial sac. The short-term outcomes of both cases were good, and laparoscopic repair seems to be a useful strategy regardless of the presence or absence of a hernial sac.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Soji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Yamato
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male
keywords: Adult diaphragmatic hernia; laparoscopic surgery; mesh repair