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...

MORGAGNI CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA IN A 7-MONTHS-OLD BOY. A CASE REPORT. (Abstract): Congenital diaphragmatic abnormalities occur in 1/2000 to 1/4000 births. Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are relatively common, with a majority forming posterolaterally through the foramen of Bochdalek. The incidence of Morgagni hernia is about 2% from all the others diaphragmatic hernias. Patients are u...

A Bochdalek hernia (BH) occurs when abdominal contents herniate through the postero-lateral segment of the diaphragm. The right side is affected considerably less commonly than the left. Most BHs present are diagnosed early in life, with some element of cardio-respiratory distress. Rarely, hernias that remain clinically silent until adulthood when they present as life-threatening surgical emerg...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a life-threatening anomaly, is a major cause of pediatric mortality. Although the disease was described >350 years ago, the etiology of CDH is poorly understood. Here, we show that tissue-specific null mutants of COUP-TFII exhibit Bochdalek-type CDH, the most common form of CDH. COUP-TFII, a member of orphan nuclear receptors, is expressed in regions criti...

Right sided intrathoracic kidney associated with ipsilateral pulmonary hypoplasia and Bochdalek hernia in a 13 year old girl was diagnosed by computed tomography. Department of Respiratory Medicine G Hulks JW Kerr Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow MD Cowan Address for reprint requests: Dr G Hulks, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Western Infirmary, Glasgow GIl 6N...

A 37-year-old woman was admitted to a district general hospital with a five-day history of shortness of breath, vomiting and right upper quadrant and right shoulder tip pain. She was passing flatus but had not opened her bowels for five days with no relevant previous history, except a previous uneventful pregnancy by vaginal delivery three years previously. On examination she was tachycardic (1...

Laparoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernias can be done in suitable infants and children with good long-term results. The benefits includes lower risk infection, less intra-abdominal adhesions early recovery, while being a «scar-less» procedure. Materials methods. 3 patients included 9-months-old infant late presentation Bochdalek left hernia, 2 Morgagni hernia - 1-year-old 3-year-o...