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Case Reports
. 1977 Oct;12(5):657-65.
doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(77)90389-x.

"Acquired" congenital diaphragmatic hernia

N E Wiseman, R I MacPherson
Case Reports

"Acquired" congenital diaphragmatic hernia

N E Wiseman et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

"Acquired" congenital diaphragmatic hernia (ACDH), has been defined as delayed or late appearance of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia after a documented time periol of postnatal life with no evidence of herniation. Three new cases are presented. This diagnosis has been characterized on the basis of a review of these cases and 14 additional patients from the literature. A classification based upon timing of herniation and state of pulmonary development is presented.

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