Multiple herniae: a defect in the celomic mesoderm?
We report on a child with congenital bilateral cervical lung herniation with associated retrosternal (Morgagni), posterolateral (Bochdalek), esophageal hiatal, and inguinal herniae, and with multiple urinary bladder diverticuli. These multiple herniations may be secondary to a defect in the embryonic celomic mesoderm.
Zaglul
H F
HF
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center 22908, USA.
Odita
J C
JC
D003241:Consanguinity; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006547:Hernia / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm; D011859:Radiography; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging