Surgical management of delayed-presentation diaphragm hernia: A single-institution experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Delayed-presentation diaphragm hernias are uncommon, and surgical management varies widely across practices. We describe our surgical experience with delayed-presentation diaphragm hernias as a case series of 14 patients, 9 of whom underwent minimally invasive repair.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review of our prospective database of all patients treated surgically for delayed-presentation diaphragm hernia at our institution from January 1, 2005, to April 30, 2021. We excluded patients with poststernotomy, post-left ventricular assist device, and previously diagnosed congenital hernias. We recorded patient demographics, etiology, laterality, chronicity, operative details, postoperative complications, and long-term results.

Results

We performed

SUBMITTER: Jones EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197083 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature