title: Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia secondary to plication for eventration of diaphragm.
abstract: Diaphragmatic plication is the procedure of choice for congenital diaphragmatic eventration. In the absence of complications, most newborns with eventration do well after plication and have normal long-term respiratory functions. However complications are rare. Recurrence, ipsilateral pneumothorax and rupture of the diaphragm have been reported in literature. We report a case of incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia in a two-year-old child who had undergone plication for eventration of the diaphragm at six months of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000601:surgery*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*