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BACKGROUND Bochdalek hernia is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia that typically presents in childhood, while this diseases is extremely rare in adults. CASE PRESENTATION We review a case of a 63-year-old man with a left-sided Bochdalek hernia who was experiencing occasional pain at the left side of his chest for 8 months. The diagnosis of Bochdalek hernia was made by chest computed to...

Background: This is a case report regarding a 2051-gram female newborn affected by right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) presenting with encephalocele in the occipital region. Case report: The newborn was delivered by a 38-year-old mother from Darmian city, a rural district located in South Khorasan province, Iran. Co...

Chatrath, R. R., El Shafie, M., and Jones, R. S. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 633. Fate of hypoplastic lungs after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Ventilatory function was assessed in 14 children between 6 and 12 years of age who had been operated on in infancy for correction of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The FEVy and FVC were significantly below normal (P <0...

PURPOSE To evaluate the perinatal results for fetuses and neonates with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and the role of the prenatal diagnosis in the pregnancy outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed data from fetuses and neonates with left-sided CDH, managed from January 2009 and December 2013 in the University Clinic Hospital, Craiova, Romania. The following data were an...

DESCRIPTION Diaphragmatic hernia of Morgagni is a congenital defect of the anterior diaphragm resulting in herniation of abdominal viscera into the thorax (3–4% of congenital diaphragmatic hernias). In adults, Morgagni’s hernia is usually asymptomatic and is diagnosed incidentially following chest x-ray. However, some present with respiratory or gastrointestinal problems such as cough, chest pa...