An elderly patient presented with a right sided pneumothorax due to strangulation of part of the colon through a congenital Bochdalek hernia. Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia of Bochdalek is rare in an adult and strangulation with pneumothorax has not been reported before.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernias constitute an infrequent but potentially serious presentation of bowel obstruction in the adult patient. Herein, we present a rare case of an adult patient with strangulation of colon within a Morgagni's hernia where timely recognition and intervention were life-saving. An 18-year-old female presented with an acute abdomen, respiratory failure, and shock seconda...

An association of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, dandy walker malformation and nasopharyngeal teratoma is very rare. Here, we report a fourth case with this association where chromosomal microarray and whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed to understand the underlying genetic basis. Findings of few variants especially a novel variation in HIRA provided some insights. An association of co...

Pulmonary hypertension complicates the course of many newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In the most severe cases, the fetal condition of markedly elevated pulmonary vascular resistance persists after birth and is associated with hypoxemic respiratory failure and severe disturbances in cardiac performance. Late pulmonary hypertension (weeks to months after birth) is increasingly rec...

The purpose of this series is to report the initial ECMO experience of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital de São João. The first three clinical cases are reported. Case report 1: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with severe lung hypoplasia secondary to a bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Case report 2: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with a right congenital diaphragmatic herni...

INTRODUCTION Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a defect in diaphragm which usually presents with severe respiratory distress in neonatal period. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia presenting at an age of 2.5 years in a male child. It was misdiagnosed as a case of pyothorax for which chest tube was attempted on left side resulting in iatrogenic gas...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can be one of the most clinically challenging neonatal conditions. It occurs in 1 in 2-5000 live births in the UK with no predominance between the sexes. Herniation of abdominal contents into the thorax occurs, however it is the concomitant pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension that can be fatal. CDH was first described as an incidental finding at...

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is defined by the presence of an orifice in the diaphragm, more often left and posterolateral that permits the herniation of abdominal contents into the thorax. The lungs are hypoplastic and have abnormal vessels that cause respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality. About one third of cases have cardiovascular malfo...

Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei; and Department of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taipei Hsien. Received: 12 July 2000. Revised: 21 August 2000. Accepted: 21 December 2000. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Kuo-Inn Tsou Yau, Department of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital, 36...