A late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia misdiagnosed as spontaneous pneumothorax

A late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia misdiagnosed as spontaneous pneumothorax

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is described as (1) failure of diaphragmatic closure at development, (2) presence of herniated abdominal contents into chest and (3) pulmonary hypoplasia. Usually, pleural space is drained urgently when there is respiratory distress and radiological appearance o...

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Main Authors: Chitra Sanjeev Juwarkar, Deependra Suresh Kamble, Vishal Sawant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Chest tube
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
pneumothorax
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=5;spage=464;epage=466;aulast=Juwarkar

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