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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:299-300
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Thoracoscopic plication of diaphragmatic eventration using endostaplers

Seok-Whan Moon, MDa, Young-Pil Wang, MDa, Yong-Whan Kim, MDa, Sung-Bo Shim, MDa, Woong Jin, MDa

a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

Address reprint requests to Dr Moon, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kang Nam St. Mary Hospital, 505 Banpo-Dong, Socho-Ku, Seoul 137-040, Republic of Korea
e-mail: swmoon{at}cmc.cuk.ac.kr

Unilateral diaphragmatic eventration and paralysis require plication in cases of progressive dyspnea on exertion and recurrent respiratory infection. The patient, a 40-year-old woman, who had complained of worsening dyspnea on exertion and elevation of the left diaphragm on chest radiographs for 4 years, underwent plication by thoracoscopy with knifeless endostaplers. Improvements in pulmonary functions and dyspnea on exertion have been maintained for 14 months.




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