Endosurgical operations in diaphragmatic hernias in children
The article offers a historical review of endosurgical interventions in children with varied kinds of diaphragmatic hernias. At present, operations of choice for correction of the latter are endosurgery. Operations are preformed in patients of any age and with any body weight by the thoracoscopic and laparoscopic methods depending on the kind of hernia. Of the most interest for researchers are false diaphragmatic (Bochdalek) hernias and difficulties they present for thoracoscopic operations in the neonate. The article discusses the views of various authors on the problem and the most topical issues of endosurgery: one-lung ventilation; ways of lung collapsing; specificities of operations in the neonate and infants in diaphragmatic hernias