Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Surgery for Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: A Longitudinal Single-Institutional Experience

  • Siwon Oh (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Suk Kyung Lim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jong Ho Cho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hong Kwan Kim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yong Soo Choi (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jhingook Kim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Young Mog Shim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Junghee Lee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.10.26
  • Accepted : 2022.12.22
  • Published : 2023.05.05
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Abstract

Background: This study analyzed and described the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of diaphragmatic hernia (DH) repair according to the operative approach. Methods: After excluding cases with a combined approach and hiatal hernias, we analyzed 26 patients who underwent DH repair between 1994 and 2018. The baseline and perioperative characteristics of the thoracic approach group and the abdominal approach group were described and analyzed. Results: Fifteen of the 26 patients were treated through the thoracic approach, including 5 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Eleven patients underwent the abdominal approach. The thoracic approach was associated with a longer duration of DH than the abdominal approach (2 vs. 0.1 months), herniation of the right-sided abdominal organs, and herniation of the retroperitoneal organs. During the median follow-up of 23 months, there was no recurrence of DH. Conclusion: The surgical approach should be chosen considering the duration of DH and the location of herniated organs. VATS might be a safe and feasible option for repairing DH.

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