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The major advantage of the thoracoscopic approach for the repair of eventration of the diaphragm is that it avoids the morbidity of a thoracotomy, including: pain, opioid analgesia, chest drainage, intensive care admission, a prolonged hospital stay, a large scar, and scoliosis. The indications for surgery include: respiratory distress, failure to wean from invasive ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), recurrent chest infections, and phrenic nerve palsy.
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Ram, A.D., Singh, M. (2017). Thoracoscopic Placation for Eventration of the Diaphragm. In: McHoney, M., Kiely, E., Mushtaq, I. (eds) Color Atlas of Pediatric Anatomy, Laparoscopy, and Thoracoscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53085-6_14
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