title: A right diaphragmatic eventration incidentally diagnosed and successfully repaired through an abdominal approach. A case report.
abstract: We report a case of an elderly woman with a large eventration of the right hemidiaphragm, discovered during an episode of acute cholecystitis, with abdominal and pleural effusion, successfully treated by a laparotomic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Organ Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy. idicarlo@unict.it
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pulvirenti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toro
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007813:Laparotomy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography