Advances in pediatric surgery
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.142-144
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- 2004
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- 2635-8778(pISSN)
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- 2635-8786(eISSN)
A Case of Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration Requiring Emergency Operation
응급 수술을 요하는 선천성 횡경막 내번증 1예
- Lee, Seock-Yeol (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Seung-Jin (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
- Park, Hyung-Joo (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Cheol-Sae (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Kihl-Rho (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
- 이석열 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 이승진 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 박형주 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 이철세 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 이길노 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
- Published : 2004.12.31
Abstract
A one day old female infant was brought to the emergency room suffering from shortness of breath. An x-ray revealed the gastrointestinal tract in the right thoracic cavity. An emergency operation demonstrated eventration of the diaphragm, and a plication was performed. The baby was discharged without complication and has been followed up in the out patient clinic. Congenital diaphragmatic eventuation requiring emergency operation is rare.