Eventration of diaphragm is an uncommon congenital abnormality which is seen in newborns and adults with different manifestations. It may be unilateral, bilateral, partial or total. This abnormality is more common in males. It is usually seen in the left hemi-diaphragm. Sometimes it has no signs or symptoms. If so, there is no need to do any surgery. But in cases who suffer from any related dis...

Eventration of diaphragm is a well known entity that may present at any age. Most of the cases are diagnosed in first decade of life. The usual clinical presentation is that of respiratory distress and recurrent respiratory tract infections; however unusual presentations have also been reported [1]. The objective of this report is to highlight a rare possibility of small bowel obstruction in se...

Eventration of the diaphragm with gastric volvulus is uncommon. Gastric perforation in these cases is rare and usually associated with acute gastric volvulus with strangulation. We describe a case of diaphragmatic eventration with chronic gastric volvulus with gastric perforation without strangulation in an elderly man.

BACKGROUND Eventration of diaphragm is a congenital condition in which there is absence of muscle fibers in the diaphragm while maintaining all the anatomical attachments normally. Surgical treatment is warranted in symptomatic patients so as to reduce the abnormal ascent of diaphragm. The present study was conducted to analyse the perioperative outcome of thoracotomy in adult patients with dia...

Eventration of the diaphragm was formerly considered very rare. The condition does not occur as often as hernia of the diaphragm, but thoracic departments come across several cases yearly. Until 1954 more than 300 cases had been published, but only a few operated on (Laxdal, McDougall, and Mellin, 1954). In the Southampton and Portsmouth mass radiography study only 32 cases of eventration were ...

Eventration is a well-known congenital malformation of the diaphragm, usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on chest radiography. It is sometimes associated with a number of other congenital syndromes and anomalies. We report a rare case of eventration of left hemidiaphragm associated with gastric volvulus, ipsilateral thyroid agenesis and microphthalmia.

Focal eventration of the diaphragm with transthoracic kidney is a very rare condition. It is usually asymptomatic and often revealed as an incidental finding on imaging studies. We presented a case of previously undiagnosed focal eventration of left hemidiaphragm with transthoracic left kidney confused with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Differentiation of these two conditions is important as ...

Eventration of the diaphragm is the condition where the muscle is permanently elevated, but retains its continuity and attachments to the costal margins. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is a recognized consequence of high velocity blunt trauma to the abdomen usually a result of motor vehicle accident. Multi-slice CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of trauma patien...

The "diaphragmatic eventration" is a condition of relaxation of the diaphragm by maintaining its normal attachments to the dorsolumbar spine, the lower ribs, and the sternum. Diaphragmatic eventration is rare (incidence <0.05%), and more common in males. It can be unilateral or bilateral, but usually left hemidiaphragm is affected. It may be congenital, (due to a defect of diaphragmatic develop...