Abstract
When the diaphragm is excised so wiely that the defect cannot be closed directly during an operation on either thoracic or epigastric tumors, a reconstruction of the defect is necessary. We used harvested autologous fascia lata to reconstruct the diaphragm in a patient undergoing a pleuropneumonectomy with a partial diaphragmatic resection for malignant mesothelioma.
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Kageyama, Y., Suzuki, K., Matsushita, K. et al. Diaphragm reconstruction with autologous fascia lata: Report of a case. Surg Today 29, 1285–1286 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482225
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482225