Wandering spleen and gastric volvulus are two rare entities that have been described in association with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The diagnosis is difficult and any delay can result in ischemia and necrosis of both organs. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl, previously operated on for anterior diaphragmatic hernia and intrathoracic gastric volvulus, that presented to our service fo...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology, associated injurers and clinical presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study being conducted in the department of cardiovascular, thoracic surgery (cvts) and pediatric surgery, sher-i-kashmir institute of medical sciences (skims), srinagar, kashmir, india. all patients of pos...

INTRODUCTION Many different prosthetic materials have been used for repair of large posterolateral congenital diaphragmatic hernias, which cannot be primarily repaired. Almost 50% of patch repaired diaphragmatic hernias will recur. The ideal prosthetic material for congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair has yet to be established. We report on two cases with unusual (calcification) and late comp...

Delayed herniation of the abdominal contents through a congenital diaphragmatic hernia may occur beyond the neonatal period. This report describes a 9-week-old female baby who presented with excessive crying, irritability and respiratory distress secondary to late presentation of left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The chest radiograph showed tension gastrothorax. She underwent surgical...

Fryns syndrome is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease, including abnormal facies, small thorax with widely spaced hypoplastic nipples, distal limb and nail hypoplasia, and diaphragmatic hernia with pulmonary hypoplasia. The aim of the present report is to increase awareness of Fryns syndrome and its association with rare abnormalities such as cecal duplication cyst, horseshoe kidney and b...

Fryns syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and congenital heart disease (CHD).The prognosis of infant with Fryns syndrome and left sided CDH when associated with pulmonary hypoplasia is grave. We report a 2year old boy with Fryns syndrome who had right sided CDH, Tetralogy of Fallot, and other multiple congenital anomalies. ...

Half brothers from the same mother had congenital left sided posterolateral diaphragmatic hernias repaired in the neonatal period. The inheritance of diaphragmatic hernia should probably be based on the multifactorial hypothesis.

INTRODUCTION Bochdalek hernia is a congenital defect of the diaphragm that usually presents in the neonatal period with life-threatening cardiorespiratory distress. It is rare for Bochdalek hernias to remain silent until adulthood. Once a Bochdalek hernia has been diagnosed, surgical treatment is necessary to avoid complications such as perforation and necrosis. CASE PRESENTATION We present a...