Chylothorax after Bochdalek herniorrhaphy in a neonate
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Silent Tachypnoea in a Neonate: A Rare Presentation of Right Side Bochdalek Hernia with Intrathoracic Kidney
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare condition. The reported incidence of intrathoracic renal ectopia due to CDH is also rare. A right-sided thoracic kidney is much less common due to the location of the liver. Isolated intrathoracic kidney is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on chest imaging. The authors report on a 21days old female infant with late-presenting right ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)40792-7