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diaphragmatic eventration

upward displacement of abdominal contents secondary to a congenitally thin hypoplastic diaphragm

  • location:
    • anteromedial on right
    • total involvement on the left
    • R:L = 5:1

  • findings:
    • small diaphragmatic excursions
    • often lobulated contour

see: elevated hemidiaphragm

Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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