A report of two cases of congenital abnormal rightsided high insertion of the diaphragm.
The authors report two cases of congenital abnormal rightsided high insertion of the diaphragm. Though there was no acute respiratory distress in the neonatal period, both presented other congenital deformities that required further investigation. At one month of age, both children developed severe respiratory problems, leading to a semi-urgent surgical intervention, that revealed the final diagnosis of high insertion. The discussion, following the embryological development, underlines the rarity of this anomaly.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*