Abstract
Diaphragmatic eventration is a congenital defect of the muscular portion of a hemidiaphragm that eventually leads to hemidiaphragm elevation and dysfunction. The clinical diagnosis is established solely by hemidiaphragmatic elevation of unknown etiology on imaging studies. The clinical presentation of symptomatic diaphragmatic eventration and paralysis may be indistinguishable and diaphragmatic plication is the treatment of choice for both conditions.
Minimally invasive diaphragm plication techniques are effective alternatives to open transthoracic plication and result in significant improvement in dyspnea and quality of life in appropriately selected patients.
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Podgaetz, E., Andrade, R.S. (2014). Diaphragmatic Plication for Eventration. In: Ferguson, M. (eds) Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach, vol 1. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6404-3_40
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