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Case Reports
. 1981 Jul;137(1):43-6.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.137.1.43.

Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: delayed presentation

M J Siegel, G D Shackelford, W H McAlister
Case Reports

Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: delayed presentation

M J Siegel et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1981 Jul.

Abstract

Seven patients with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias at ages of 2--20 months are reported and five are described in detail. Radiographic findings were classic in one patient, but simulated inflammatory chest disease in two patients, gastric volvulus in three patients, and a pneumothorax in one patient. These misleading appearances if not recognized can lead to incorrect radiographic interpretation and in some cases inappropriate treatment.

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