Late onset diaphragmatic hernia complicated by intestinal strangulation

Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012 Apr;24(2):274-6. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3283507909.

Abstract

We present a case of a 7-week-old infant who presented with nonspecific respiratory symptoms that quickly progressed to sudden cardiac arrest as a consequence of late-onset diaphragmatic hernia and intestinal strangulation. Unless discovered as an incidental finding, late-onset diaphragmatic hernia should be considered a surgical emergency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Diseases in Twins
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
  • Male
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology