Diaphragmatic hernia with extrathoracic heart.
We report the cross sectional ultrasonic diagnosis of a rare form of central diaphragmatic hernia. The inferior portion of the parietal pericardium was also absent, with herniation of the heart through the defect. Surgical repair was successfully undertaken based on the ultrasonic findings.
Heart Clinic, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, U.K.
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D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn