Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26429061

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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2015 Oct;25(5)66-9. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000194.
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Nontraumatic Left Lateral Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair.
Dapri G1, Jottard K, Grozdev K, Guta D, Nebbot B, Cadi?re GB.
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Abstract
Diaphragmatic hernia is a quite uncommon disease, being congenital or posttraumatic. Its diagnosis is frequently accidental. Surgical treatment can be performed through the abdomen as well as through the chest. Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy offer a surgical benefit because of reduced wall trauma and added advantages of minimally invasive surgery. Besides the improved cosmetic result, transumbilical single-incision laparoscopy can add other advantages to minimally invasive surgery like reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, and improved patient's comfort. The authors describe the technique of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic suture and mesh reinforcement for a nontraumatic left lateral diaphragmatic hernia, discovered accidentally in a 45-year-old male.