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Thoracoscopic diagnosis and repair of central congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate: A case report of a rare entity [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Introduction: Central congenital diaphragmatic hernia that involves a central tendon defect is a very rare form of diaphragmatic hernias. Experience in the thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia has expanded in recent years, but this ...
Mario Lima, Raed Al-Taher, Tommaso Gargano, Michela Maffi   +3 more
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Acquired Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia with Delayed Presentation in a Child [PDF]

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
A congenital diaphragmatic hernia occurs because of embryologic defects in the diaphragm. Most patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernias present early rather than late in life, however, adults may present with a congenital hernia that was undetected
Nader Mutwakel Osman
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A Rare Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with Lower Esophageal Atresia and Perforation [PDF]

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is known to be associated with esophageal atresia, which is a rare association. We report a rare occurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and lower esophageal atresia.
Narendra Kumar Are, K. Nagarjuna, Lavanya Kannaiyan   +2 more
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Necrotic gangrenous intrathoracic appendix in a marfanoid adult patient: a case report [PDF]

BMC Surgery, 2005
Background A diaphragmatic hernia is defined as a defect in part of the diaphragm through which abdominal contents can protrude into the thorax. It may be congenital or acquired.
Vickers Jon H, Barakat Mohannad J
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. [PDF]

Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare developmental defect of the diaphragm, characterized by the herniation of abdominal contents into the chest, resulting in varying degrees of pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Significant advances in the prenatal diagnosis and identification of prognostic factors have resulted in the ...
Ersöz Köse E, Yalçınkaya İ.
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia [PDF]

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2012
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is defined by the presence of an orifice in the diaphragm, more often left and posterolateral that permits the herniation of abdominal contents into the thorax. The lungs are hypoplastic and have abnormal vessels that cause respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.
Rene M. H. Wijnen, Dick Tibboel
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Incarcerated right-sided diaphragmatic hernia in a patient undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [PDF]

Clinical and Biomedical Research, 2017
Bochdalek hernia is the most common congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Its symptoms are normally diagnosed and treated during the neonatal period. Conversely, in adults it is usually asymptomatic and, as a consequence, this group is misdiagnosed. A case of
Daniel Navarini, Paula Jaskulski, Diego Reffatti, Carlos Augusto Scussel Madalosso, André Emanuel Lunkes de Oliveira, Fábio Roberto Barão   +5 more
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Diagnosis-related deterioration of lung function after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of the study was to assess lung function longitudinally after neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and to identify any effects of diagnosis and perinatal characteristics. 121 neonatal ECMO-treated children (70
Gischler, S.J. (Saskia), Hop, W.C.J. (Wim), IJsselstijn, H. (Hanneke), Jongste, J.C. (Johan) de, Laas, R. (Roxanne), Spoel, M. (Marjolein), Tibboel, D. (Dick)   +6 more
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2010
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital anomaly consisting of a posterolateral defect in the diaphragm also known as a Bochdalek hernia. It occurs in 1 in 2000 to 3000 newborns and is associated with a variable degree of pulmonary hypoplasia (PH) and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH).
Richard Keijzer, Prem Puri
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2008
A female infant aged 5.5 months of Balkan origin arrived at the emergency department of our hospital with fever of 38.8°C, tachypnoea of 60 breaths per minute, heart rate of 110 beats per minute and oxygen saturation of 100%. The patient was admitted to the Paediatric Clinic and underwent full laboratory and culture tests, which were negative for ...
P Tsikouris, L Guindaglia, A A K Kotis
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