Thoracoscopic Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia repair in neonate: The First Experience of Iranian Group

• Main Authors: Mehran Hiradfar (Author), Reza Shojaeian (Author), Marjan Joodi (Author), Reza Nazarzadeh (Author), Mohamad Gharavi (Author), Alireza Sabzevari (Author), Abolfazl Bavafa (Author), Farnaz Mirhosseini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pediatric Surgery Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs due to a failure in closing pleuroperitoneal membrane thus resulting in an incomplete diaphragm formation1, which allows passage of the abdominal viscera into the thorax.1,3 Until 1995, the standard method for treatment of CDH was performed by...