Eventration of the Diaphragm Repaired with Tantalum Mesh

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IT HAS long been considered that eventration of the diaphragm is a condition not amenable to surgical therapy. Furthermore, the opinion has been held that while distressful symptoms may be associated with eventration, serious complications do not occur. Graham1 quotes Clopton to the effect that "the prognosis in the cases of eventration is good and death has never been observed as a direct consequence of the condition." He notes that complications, "other than those which arise from the involvement of the organs that enter into the abnormal displacement, are rarely more serious than are seen with normally placed viscera."Recently, . . .

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