Congenital eventration of hemidiaphragm in an adult

Cheng Shen; Guowei Che

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.032

Congenital eventration of hemidiaphragm in an adult

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec;94(6):e137-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.032.

Authors

Cheng Shen¹, Guowei Che

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

PMID: 23176954
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.032

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic eventration is a common condition in infancy but is a rare anomaly in an adult. The muscle is permanently elevated, but keeps its continuity and attachments to the costal margins, which differentiates diaphragmatic eventration from diaphragmatic hernia. We describe a case of congenital eventration of the left diaphragm in a 35-year-old male who underwent successful surgical repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Diaphragmatic Eventration / diagnosis*
Diaphragmatic Eventration / surgery
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed