Heart on the left, diaphragm on the right: A case of congenital diaphragmatic eventration

Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration (DE) requires a prompt diagnosis to avert the potentially life‐threatening complications. Herein, a 5‐month‐old male presented with recurrent respiratory infections due to a right‐sided diaphragmatic eventration. Misdiagnosed from previous medical visits, timely...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Naz, Sidra, Jaiswal, Vikash, Joshi, Amey, Jarullah, Furqan Ahmad, Jain, Esha, Neupane, Asmita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34849225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5068
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Sumario:Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration (DE) requires a prompt diagnosis to avert the potentially life‐threatening complications. Herein, a 5‐month‐old male presented with recurrent respiratory infections due to a right‐sided diaphragmatic eventration. Misdiagnosed from previous medical visits, timely surgical intervention by thoracoscopic plication of the diaphragm was crucial for our patient's survival.

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