Robotic-Assisted Transthoracic Diaphragm Plication

Diaphragm dysfunction, either from congenital eventration or acquired paralysis, impairs the ability of the diaphragm to contract, thereby disrupting normal respiratory mechanics. While a proportion of patients will present with respiratory insufficiency or symptoms of dyspnea, the majority of patients are asymptomatic and most cases are identified incidentally on chest imaging by the presence of an elevated hemidiaphragm. In symptomatic patients, surgical plication of the diaphragm remains the gold standard treatment.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research