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Although symptomatic diaphragm paralysis and eventration differ in etiology and pathology, their treatment is the same: reduction of dysfunctional caudal excursion of the diaphragm during inspiration by plication. This basic strategy also is used for traumatic injuries or acquired hernia of the diaphragm. Minimally invasive diaphragm plication and repair techniques, such as laparoscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), have proved to be as effective and less morbid than the open approach via laparotomy or thoracotomy.
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Gutt, C.N., Grabensee, R. (2015). Diaphragm Plication and Repair. In: Dienemann, H., Hoffmann, H., Detterbeck, F. (eds) Chest Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_47
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