title: Rupture of a congenital diaphragmatic eventration in a child: report of a case.
abstract: Diaphragmatic rupture may be traumatic or may occur spontaneously. Spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture is a rare entity seen almost entirely in adults. We report here a case with spontaneous rupture of a congenital diaphragmatic evantration in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feryal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gün
authors.forename: Tansel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Günendi
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erginel
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: Alaattin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015505:Chest Tubes; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed