CTSN - The Diaphragm

The Diaphragm Selected References
Selected Articles
Heiss KF. Congenital diaphgramatic hernia in 1994: A hard look at the need for "emergency surgery". Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 6(4):221-7.

Great review article on surgical intervention in CDH. As expected, proper preoperative resuscitation enhances outcomes.

Shah R, Sabanathan S, Mearns AJ, Choudhury AK. Traumatic rupture of diaphragm. Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1444-9.

Excellent review of nearly 1000 patients with traumatic herniation. Less than 50% were diagnosed preoperatively, emphasizing the need for high index of suspicion.

Anderson LS and Forrest JV. Tumors of the diaphragm. American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy and Nuclear Medicine 1973 119(2):259-65.

An older article that contains lots of radiographs, but is a good review of all varieties of tumors and cysts.

Stemmer ED, Crawford DW, List JW, Heber RE, Connolly JE. Diaphragm pacing in the treatment of hypoventilation syndrome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1967 54(5):649-57.

An even older article, which reviews the use of pacing in this syndrome. Indications and operative technique are discussed.

Sources for further reading
Textbook Chapters
Chapter 29: Diaphragm and Diaphragmatic Pacing. Surgery of the Chest (Sabiston and Spencer), 5th ed., 957-73.

Chapters 35 and 36: The Diaphragm: Developmental, Traumatic, and Neoplastic Disorders; The Diaphragm: Dysfunction and Induced Pacing. Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Baue, Geha, Hammond, Laks, and Naunheim), 6th ed., 609-42.

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