TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Plication of the Diaphragm from Above A1 - Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2020 T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - The two most common causes of diaphragmatic elevation are congenital eventration of the diaphragm and phrenic nerve palsy.1,2 Both may require plication of the diaphragm. This chapter specifically focuses on techniques to plicate the diaphragm from above (intrathoracic). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170415877 ER -