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Diaphragmatic hernia

Diaphragmatic hernia is a defect or hole in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal contents to move into the chest cavity. Treatment is usually surgical. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Is A
Hernia
Subtypes
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia
May Cause
Abnormal position of the heart
Abnormal small bowel position
Asymmetric lung size
Compression atelectasis
Hilar displacement
Hydrops fetalis
Juxtadiaphragmatic lesions in children
Mediastinal shift
Neonatal respiratory distress
Nonvisualization of fetal stomach
Paralyzed hemidiaphragm
Polyhydramnios
Retrocardiac lesion
Tracheal agenesis
May Be Caused by
Autosomal recessive congenital diaphragmatic defects
Brachmann-de Lange syndrome
Cantrell syndrome
Chromosome 8q22 translocation
Chromosome 9p- syndrome
Congenital complete bilateral agenesis of diaphragm
DiGeorge syndrome
Donnai-Barrow syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
Fryns syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Mathieu syndrome
PAGOD syndrome
Pallister-Killian syndrome
Pulmonary agenesis-diaphragmatic hernia-microphthalmia syndrome
Tetrasomy 12p mosaicism
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18
WAGR syndrome

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