Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with fusion of the liver and the lung.
We present the case of a male infant at a gestational age of 41 weeks who presented with a right congenital diaphragmatic hernia. During surgical exploration, right hepatopulmonary fusion was encountered. We review the existing literature on this problem, describe a novel surgical approach, and review the embryology of this complex lesion.
Robertson
Daniel J
DJ
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Harmon
Carroll M
CM
Goldberg
Steven
S
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male