Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with ectopic thoracic kidney.
Although congenital defects of diaphragma often occur in the period immediately following birth, 10-20% of these cases are diagnosed later. We report on a 7-month-old male infant with late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with a thoracic ectopic kidney. We conclude that congenital diaphragmatic defects should be considered in young children with respiratory distress and that computerized tomography is a noninvasive and accurate diagnostic method in the evaluation of additional abnormalities in these patients.
Keles
Sevgi
S
Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey. drsevgikeles@yahoo.com
Artac
Hasibe
H
Elmaci
Midhat
M
Reisli
Ismail
I
Dilsiz
Alaaddin
A
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*