RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1170415877
T1 Plication of the Diaphragm from Above
T2 Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026931
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170415877
RD 2024/04/25
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).