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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(12):988-991. Published online December 31, 1977.

Congenital diaphragmatic Hernia Associated with Hypoplasia of the Lung.

Seouk Tak Son¹, Taek Sae Lee¹, Ki Chang Han¹, Sae Kwang Moon²

¹Department of Pediatrics , Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

A case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a newborn was presented, who had characteristic clinical and X-ray findings. The case manifested dyspnea, cyanosis and shift of the heart and mediastinum to the right immediately after birth, which was throught to be congenital diaphragmatic hernia and verified by autopsy. On autopsy, a large left diaphragmatic defect resulting massive diaphragmatic hernia and ipsilateral pulmonary hypoplasia were found. The authors report the case with review of pertinent literature.

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