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A Complication of Diaphragm Repair Using a Gore-Tex (Expanded Polytetrafluorethylene) Membrane: A Case Report

Authors :
Seungwook Lee
Sung Yeon Hong
Jung A Son
Seungji Hyun
Seokjin Haam
Source :
Journal of Chest Surgery, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 171-173 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man underwent right trisectionectomy of the liver and reconstruction of the chest wall and diaphragm with a 2-mm Gore-Tex membrane due to recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma. After 3 years, the Gore-Tex membrane in the diaphragm migrated to the abdominal cavity and perforated the colon. We report a rare complication of a Gore-Tex membrane after diaphragm repair.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
27651606 and 27651614
Volume :
55
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Chest Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2aed70045ac4c3aa10644c4fe6b8e6d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5090/jcs.21.120