Congenital intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia presenting radiologically as massive cardiomegaly
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Intrapericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
An adult male presented to the emergency department complaining of two days of exertional shortness of breath and progressive chest pain. He was afebrile with a blood pressure of 135/88 mmHg, heart rate of 105 beats/minute, respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute, and a SaO2 of 94% on room air. There was no history of preceding trauma, surgery or known congenital defects. A chest radiograph demon...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0189-6725
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.109396