Qin J, et al. - Researchers compared neonatal thoracoscopic assisted repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) to open repair in this study. Two groups of patients were formed: the observation group that included 26 cases that received the thoracoscopic-assisted repair, and the control group that comprised 44 cases with open repair. Both groups were assessed for general preoperative data, intraoperative hemodynamic parameters, intraoperative surgical conditions, postoperative complications, postoperative recovery condition, postoperative survival rate and recurrence rate. Compared to open repair, thoracoscopic assisted repair of CDH was associated with more stable intraoperative hemodynamic parameters, shortened duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, antibiotic use and hospitalization, as well as with a better therapeutic impact.