CT diagnosis of strangulated diaphragmatic hernia.
Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia is a surgical emergency which on occasions can be a diagnostic dilemma. We report of a 2-year-old-male child with strangulated diaphragmatic hernia in whom a correct preoperative diagnosis was made with progression of illness. CT depicted a curvilinear fat stripe in a fluid filled hemithorax.
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Delhi Scan Research Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, India.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed