Single-Incision Laparoscopic Nontraumatic Left Lateral Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2015 Oct;25(5):e166-9. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000194.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernia is a quite uncommon disease, being congenital or posttraumatic. Its diagnosis is frequently accidental. Surgical treatment can be performed through the abdomen as well as through the chest. Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy offer a surgical benefit because of reduced wall trauma and added advantages of minimally invasive surgery. Besides the improved cosmetic result, transumbilical single-incision laparoscopy can add other advantages to minimally invasive surgery like reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, and improved patient's comfort. The authors describe the technique of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic suture and mesh reinforcement for a nontraumatic left lateral diaphragmatic hernia, discovered accidentally in a 45-year-old male.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery*
  • Herniorrhaphy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed