| Literature DB >> 25104054 |
Takahiro Homma1, Yutaka Yamamoto, Yoshinori Doki, Kazutaka Senda, Masayoshi Touge, Toshihiro Ojima, Yoshifumi Shimada, Naoki Yoshimura.
Abstract
Diaphragm plication has become the accepted treatment for major respiratory impairment caused by diaphragmatic eventration and paralysis. Various open and minimally invasive plication techniques have been described and while video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication appears to be a safe and effective alternative to open surgery, the workspace is limited. We describe how we performed complete thoracoscopic diaphragm plication using carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation for a patient with unilateral diaphragmatic eventration. Using CO2 insufflation seems to dramatically improve the workspace.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25104054 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-014-1008-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN: 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.549