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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;17(1):26-7.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.91083.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in identical twins

Mustafa T Gurbaz  1 , Ahmet Kazez, Unal Bakal, Tugay Tartar, Fikret Ersoz, Yunus Colakoglu
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Case Reports

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in identical twins

Mustafa T Gurbaz et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH, Bochdalek type) is rarely seen in both members of identical twins. Herein, we report a 37 weeks' twins with CDH along with a brief review of the literature. Both the neonates survived.

Keywords: Bochdalek; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; twins.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Preoperative plain chest radiographs of the babies
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Babies are 15-months old
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