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doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.59357.
Hepatic pulmonary fusion: a rare case
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Hepatic pulmonary fusion: a rare case
Afr J Paediatr Surg.
2010 Jan-Apr.
Abstract
This paper describes a rare case of a seven-month-old infant with right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia, who was found to have fusion of his herniated part of liver with lower lobe of right lung. The report describes clinical presentation and successful surgical management along with a review of the world literature.
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