Morgagni-Larrey hernia correction by laparoscopic surgery.

Eur J Pediatr Surg

Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Ravenna, Italy.

Published: August 1997

A new method of closure of Morgagni-Larrey hernia by video-assisted surgery is described in a child. Laparoscopy could in our opinion be an advantageous method for treatment of diaphragmatic defects.

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