A minimally invasive technique for stabilizing the diaphragm on the thoracic wall after blunt chest trauma: the “lifting-up method”

Most traumatic diaphragmatic tears are located centrally or radially and may be amenable to repair by direct suturing or suturing with a surgical patch. However, diaphragmatic tears, such as those immediately adjacent to the costal margin, are uncommon. We describe how we repaired this type of tear...

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