Thoracoscopic Approach for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Useful Tool in Diagnosis and Treatment of Unexpected Associated Lung Lesion

• Main Authors: Mario Lima (Author), Michela Maffi (Author), Tommaso Gargano (Author), Giovanni Ruggeri (Author), Michele Libri (Author), Francesca Destro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract We report the case of a neonate affected by prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), treated by thoracoscopy. During the procedure, we detected an associated extralobar pulmonary sequestration (EPS), which was preoperatively undiagnosed, and we removed it. EPS has been sh...