Long-term outcomes after muscle flap repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A retrospective study at a single institution
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Anastasia M. Kahan, Sommer L. Glasgow, Bradley A. Yoder, Michelle Yang, Christian C. Yost, Kelsea Peterson, Jack H. Scaife, Christopher E. Clinker, Erica Arnold, Stephen J. Fenton, Zachary J. Kastenberg, Robert A. Swendiman, Katie W. Russell
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Infants with large congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) defects pose a clinical challenge. Despite evidence that muscle flap repair (MFR) has lower recurrence rates than patch repair (PR), MFR remains uncommon and understudied. This study evaluated long-term outcomes in CDH patients who underwent MFR compared to PR at a single institution. We hypothesized that patients who underwent MFR have lower recurrence rates than patients who underwent PR.
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