A novel approach for the treatment of Morgagni hernias: robotic transabdominal preperitoneal diaphragmatic hernia repair.

Purpose: We introduce a novel approach to the surgical repair of Morgagni hernias (MHs) utilizing the robotic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (rTAPP) approach. Borrowed from our previous and robust experience with rTAPP repairs for hernias of the anterior abdominal wall, this technique boasts the benefits of hernia sac reduction, the use of an uncoated mesh in an extraperitoneal plane, and minimal fixation leading to lower postoperative pain relative to other approaches.

Methods: To evaluate the effectiveness of this novel approach, five consecutive symptomatic Morgagni hernias (MHs) were repaired with the rTAPP approach.

Quantification of macular and optic disc hyperfluorescence after phacoemulsification in diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: To quantify changes in areas of hyperfluorescence of the macula, perifovea, and optic disc after phacoemulsification in patients with diabetes mellitus and evaluate relationships between hyperfluorescence, macular thickness, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and logMAR best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

Setting: Ophthalmology Clinic and Operating Room, Ambulatory Care Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, and the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

Methods: This prospective case-control study comprised 30 eyes of 24 subjects with cataracts and diabetes mellitus with different levels of DR.