Late-presenting right congenital diaphragmatic hernia with severe hypotrophy of the right lobe of the liver

Highlights • We report an absolute novelty in the extant scientific literature. • Usually congenital diaphragmatic hernia is prenatally diagnosed. • This is an autoptic finding of the co-existence of right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and important hypotrophy of the right lobe of the liver. • We...

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Published in:International journal of surgery case reports 2015-01, Vol.17, p.28-30
Main Authors: De Marco, E.A, Merli, L, Taddei, A, Pulitanò, S.M, Manzoni, C, Nanni, L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Hypotrophy right liver lobe
Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Surgery
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Summary:Highlights • We report an absolute novelty in the extant scientific literature. • Usually congenital diaphragmatic hernia is prenatally diagnosed. • This is an autoptic finding of the co-existence of right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and important hypotrophy of the right lobe of the liver. • We suggest to suspect the presence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in fetus with disparity in right and left liver lobe at prenatal ultrasound.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.10.009