Congenital diaphragmatic eventration detected by antenatal ultrasound: Rationale for early operation

Autor: Noriyuki Suehara, Toshimichi Hasegawa, Shinsuke Hata, Akio Kubota, Masahiro Inoue, Kenji Imura, Takashi Kobayashi, Ikuya Shimizu
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Pediatric Surgery International. 9:405-406
ISSN: 1437-9813
0179-0358
DOI: 10.1007/bf01686016
Popis: A rare prenatal case of congenital diaphragmatic eventration is reported. Fixed elevation of the right hemidiaphragm since the early fetal period suggests irreversibility of the eventration. A rationale for early surgical plication in symptomatic congenital eventration is proposed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE