title: Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with ectopic thoracic kidney.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey. drsevgikeles@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: Hasibe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Artac
authors.forename: Midhat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elmaci
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reisli
authors.forename: Alaaddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dilsiz
mesh_terms: 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*