Robotic repair of Morgagni congenital diaphragmatic hernia in an infant

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA. john.meehan@seattlechildrens.org.
² Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.

John J Meehan et al. J Robot Surg. 2008 Jul.

. 2008 Jul;2(2):97-9.

doi: 10.1007/s11701-008-0081-y. Epub 2008 Apr 24.

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA. john.meehan@seattlechildrens.org.
² Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Abstract

We describe a robotic repair of a large Morgagni congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a 12-month-old infant using the da Vinci surgical robot.

Keywords: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Laparoscopy; Morgagni hernia; Robotic surgery.