Muscle flap repair vs. patch repair in reducing recurrence in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: systematic review with Meta-Analysis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Sasha.kahan@hsc.utah.edu.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁴ Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁵ School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁶ School of Medicine, Taylor's University, Selangor, Malaysia.

Review

Anastasia M Kahan et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026.

. 2026 Feb 23;42(1):111.

doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06348-z.

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Sasha.kahan@hsc.utah.edu.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁴ Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁵ School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁶ School of Medicine, Taylor's University, Selangor, Malaysia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Meta-analysis; Muscle flap repair; Pediatric surgery.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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