Transthoracic robot-assisted minimally invasive diaphragmatic rupture repair: a case report
This case underscores the diagnostic challenges of non-traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, especially in complex clinical scenarios. It highlights the importance of thorough clinical assessment, appropriate imaging, and timely surgical intervention. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery proved to be a safe and effective therapeutic option and should be considered in select cases where conventional diagnostics fail to provide definitive answers.
Authors
- Henrike Deissner
- Alessio Campisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8243-9601)
- Martin Eichhorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-0374)
- P. Reimer
- B Niedermaier
- Hauke Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-6218)
- Raffaella Griffo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2080-4606)
Institutions
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-05944-w
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00