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Review
. 2017 Sep;99(7):e196-e199.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0342.

Diaphragmatic eventration presenting as a recurrent diaphragmatic hernia

C Shwaartz  1 , E Duggan  1 , D S Lee  1 , C M Divino  1 , E H Chin  1
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Review

Diaphragmatic eventration presenting as a recurrent diaphragmatic hernia

C Shwaartz et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic eventration is an uncommon condition, usually discovered incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Even in symptomatic patients, the diagnosis can be challenging and should be considered among the differential diagnoses of diaphragmatic hernia. The correct diagnosis can often only be made in surgery. We describe the case of a 31-year-old patient with diaphragmatic eventration that was misdiagnosed as a recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia and review the corresponding literature.

Keywords: Diaphragmatic Hernia; Diaphragmatic Plication; Eventration.

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Plain radiography showing a large left diaphragmatic hernia with mediastinal shift
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Computed tomography demonstrating a large left diaphragmatic hernia with mediastinal shift
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Figure 3
Coronal view demonstrating dilated colon within the hernia
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Figure 4
Computed tomography showing a large left diaphragmatic hernia with mediastinal shift
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Figure 5
Laparoscopic view demonstrating an intact diaphragm with granulation tissue and fibrinous inflammation
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Figure 6
Left lateral thoracotomy with plication of the diaphragm
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