A combined sternotomy/laparotomy approach in central tendon diaphragmatic hernia repair

• Main Authors: Shin Miyata (Author), Shahrzad Joharifard (Author), Hussein Wissanji (Author), Maeve O'Neill Trudeau (Author), Mona Beaunoyer (Author), Michel Lallier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe a combined sternotomy/laparotomy approach as a novel technique in central tendon diaphragmatic hernia repair. During a routine second trimester prenatal ultrasound, a 19-year-old woman was found to have a fetus with a diaphragmatic hernia. Subsequent fetal MRI at 28 weeks demonstrated a...