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Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(1): 56-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999828
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Bilateral Congenital Posterolateral Diaphragmatic Hernia

Oded Zamir, Fabian Eyal, Omri Z. Lernau, Shemuel Nissan
  • Departments of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A female neonate with bilateral congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia is presented. The correct diagnosis was established only after repair of the left hemidiaphragm. Repair of the right hemidiaphragm failed to prevent a downhill course with progressive respiratory failure which led to her death. This extremely rare anomaly is discussed in view of the complex embryological development of the diaphragm.