Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm.
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چکیده
A 2.5 year old girl with metachromatic leukodystrophy presented with acute respiratory distress and was initially wrongly diagnosed with pneumothorax. Barium meal showed bowel loops in the left hemithorax, which prompted surgical intervention; spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm was diagnosed at surgery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 81 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999