Right-sided diaphragmatic hernia of delayed onset in the newborn infant.
Postnatal herniation of abdominal contents through a defect in the right leaf of the diaphragm is often difficult to diagnose. Two cases of this condition are presented and the use of pneumoperitoneum in assisting with the diagnosis is discussed.
D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors