Introduction Traumatic diaphragm rupture injury repairs are Tweed Gilets predominately performed through thoracotomy, laparotomy, or a combination of the two approaches.While open surgery is often necessary to follow the fundamentals of damage-control operations in unstable or polytrauma patients, minimally invasive surgery may be an alternative for those with a low injury Outdoor Rocking Lounge Chair burden to reduce the postoperative morbidities associated with open operations.Case Description We describe the first case of a right-sided diaphragm rupture from blunt trauma that was repaired by a robotic transthoracic approach in the index admission.
Conclusion Minimally invasive repair of an acute traumatic diaphragm rupture is feasible in selected trauma patients.