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Clinical and radiological characteristics of surgically repaired versus unrepaired congenital diaphragmatic eventration in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open
Introduction: There is no agreed upon criteria for repairing congenital diaphragmatic eventration (DE) in children due to variation in clinical presentation and lack of outcome studies.
Badar Al Dhouyani, Noora Al Shahwani, Ahmed Abushahin, Nadine Asir, Abdusamea Shabani, Mutasim Abu-Hasan   +5 more
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Diaphragmatic Plication for Acquired Phrenic Nerve Injury after Congenital Cardiac Surgeries [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Phrenic nerve injury and diaphragmatic dysfunction are common after pediatric cardiac surgery leading to failure to wean from ventilatory support. Diaphragmatic plication is the standard management of diaphragmatic paralysis.
Al-Radi, Osman
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Thoracoscopic repair of renal ectopia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Report of two cases

African Journal of Urology, 2015
Renal ectopia is a rare anomaly which may occur due to an abnormal ascent of the kidney. It is usually asymptomatic and does not require treatment. Intrathoracic renal ectopia with concomitant congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is extremely rare.
R.S. Kamble, R.K. Gupta, A.R. Gupta, R. Marchant, P.R. Kothari, V. Dikshit, G.A. Kekre, P.S. Patil, K. Mudkhedkar   +8 more
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Is surgical plication necessary in diaphragm eventration?

, 2017
Diaphragm plication surgery is conducted to remove dyspnea, which results from mediastinal shift, atelectasia, and ventilation/perfusion dyssynchrony in lungs that occur because of an eventrated diaphragm.
Ertan Aydin, Ertan Aydin, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu, Ülkü Yazici, Ülkü Yazici, Serdar Özkan, Serdar Özkan   +3 more
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Minimally-Invasive Diaphragmatic Plication in Patients with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis

, 2023
Background: Diaphragm eventration (DE) represents a frequent problem with consecutive major impacts on respiratory function and the quality of life of the patients. The role of diaphragmatic plication (DP) is still underestimated.
Mohamed Abdel Bary, Jan Schulte am Esch, Thomas Vordemvenne, Morris Beshay, Volkan Kösek, Fritz Mertzlufft   +5 more
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Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2017
Diaphragmatic eventration (DE) or eventration of the diaphragm is characterized by a permanent high position of 1 or rarely boththe leaflets of the diaphragm, providing a potential space for the displacement of abdominal viscera on the affected side(s ...
Ashwin Porwal, Paresh Gandhi
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Dynamic Digital Radiography in Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Visualizing Diaphragm Motility Impairment and Its Influence on Clinical Management

Diagnostics
A 40-year-old woman with a known diagnosis of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) began experiencing progressive shortness of breath and reduced exercise tolerance following her second pregnancy. The patient underwent an unenhanced computed tomography (CT) scan
Elisa Calabrò, Maurizio Cè, Francesca Lucrezia Rabaiotti, Laura Macrì, Michaela Cellina   +4 more
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Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication with endostapler

, 2017
Diaphragma plication surgery is possibly the most advanced approach in terms of using different techniques. There are a number of plication and suturing methods, which are improved by transthoracic or thoracoscopic methods, and almost all of these ...

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Laparoscopic plication for diaphragmatic eventration in adults: Unveiling the mystery of eventration

Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Diaphragm eventration is the permanent elevation of a hemidiaphragm and can be due to congenital or acquired causes. It is a rather uncommon condition in adults and causes a spectrum of symptoms, ranging from asymptomatic incidental findings on imaging ...
Balika Mahesan, Prasanna Kumar Reddy, K.S. Santhosh Anand, Muvva Sri Harsha M, Vijay N, Sudarsan Srikanth   +5 more
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Degrees of disclosure: a study of women's covert use of the diaphragm in an HIV prevention trial in sub-Saharan Africa.

, 2009
In sub-Saharan Africa more women are infected with HIV/AIDS than men and new prevention methods are urgently needed. One major attribute of female-initiated HIV prevention methods is that they can be used covertly, without a male partner's knowledge ...
van der Straten, Ariane, Montgomery, Elizabeth T, Padian, Nancy, Sahin-Hodoglugil, Nuriye Nalan, Kacanek, Deborah, Mtetwa, Sibongile, Morar, Neetha, MIRA Team, Munyoro, Jane, Cheng, Helen   +9 more
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