A 6-week-old boy with apnea and abdominal distention. Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Late-presenting CDH can present with a variety of symptoms. Radiographic evaluation may initially be normal or interpreted. It is important for clinicians to consider late-presenting CDH in the differential diagnosis of patients with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Blanch
Lauri
L
The Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, 5 West, Kansas City, MO 64109, USA. lblanch@gmail.com
Williams
Kristi
K
Sigley
Matthew
M
D001049:Apnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media