Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...

Tunica albuginea plication (TAP) surgery for Peyronie’s disease (PD) is classically described using nonabsorbable suture. Many patients are aware of nodularity at the suture sites (50–88%), and some ...

Diaphragm paralysis has been observed following cervical spinal cord and diaphragm injuries. Patients with diaphragm paralysis require plication of the diaphragm if significant pulmonary dysfunction ...

The first pioneering robotic surgery procedure to be carried out in the UK has taken place in Teesside. Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital is the first to carry out a robotic diaphragm ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The 10-year-old Delaware County girl who had two lung transplants in the last month underwent another surgery Tuesday. Sarah Murnaghan underwent a procedure to repair her ...