title: Agenesis of the hemidiaphragm: a rare presentation in an adult.
abstract: Unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis is a rare finding in adult patients. We report a case of unilateral agenesis of diaphragm in a 22-year-old male patient to highlight the fact that a rare entity of agenesis of diaphragm can have a misleading presentation in adulthood due to both pulmonary and abdominal symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. v_bhan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Raghavendra
mesh_terms: D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult