Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: an unusual presentation

An Unusual Complication of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

A term newborn was referred to our unit with a postnatal diagnosis of a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). She was managed with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, inotropic support, and nitric oxide, with planned surgical repair when she was medically optimized. On day 6 of life, there was an acute deterioration causing difficulty maintaining adequate ventilation and the in...

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with Delayed Presentation

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is caused due to abnormal formation of the muscular parts of diaphragm. The incidence of CDH in common births ranges from 1/25000 to 1/30000. Pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension are factors that associate with the increase of mortality and morbidity due to CDH. We presented a 68-year-old Iranian woman with abdominal pain and tenderness in right ...

Late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare congenital defect. Most cases are currently diagnosed either prenatally by ultrasound or shortly after birth. Late presentation of CDH is uncommon, and symptoms vary greatly. Here we describe two cases. The first concerns a 9-year-old boy with abdominal pain. The symptoms were interpreted as constipation and he was admitted for a high enema. After...

Late Presentation of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia - Case Report.

INTRODUCTION Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a defect of the diaphragm with the penetration of organs of the abdominal cavity into thorax. Localization and size of the defect of the diaphragm condition the time and range of clinical manifestation. The most common is unilateral, without hernia sac, located on the left side, through posterolateral opening of the diaphragm and with clinic...

An unusual complication of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.