Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with ectopic thoracic kidney. 2006

Sevgi Keles, and Hasibe Artac, and Midhat Elmaci, and Ismail Reisli, and Alaaddin Dilsiz
Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey. drsevgikeles@yahoo.com

Although congenital defects of diaphragma often occur in the period immediately following birth, 10-20% of these cases are diagnosed later. We report on a 7-month-old male infant with late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with a thoracic ectopic kidney. We conclude that congenital diaphragmatic defects should be considered in young children with respiratory distress and that computerized tomography is a noninvasive and accurate diagnostic method in the evaluation of additional abnormalities in these patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008297 Male Males
D012131 Respiratory Insufficiency Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed) Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Respiratory Depression,Respiratory Failure,Ventilatory Depression,Depressions, Ventilatory,Failure, Hypercapnic Respiratory,Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory,Failure, Respiratory,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failures,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failures,Respiratory Failure, Hypercapnic,Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemic,Respiratory Failures
D002828 Choristoma A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location. Aberrant Tissue,Ectopic Tissue,Heterotopic Tissue,Aberrant Tissues,Choristomas,Ectopic Tissues,Heterotopic Tissues,Tissue, Aberrant,Tissue, Ectopic,Tissue, Heterotopic,Tissues, Aberrant,Tissues, Ectopic,Tissues, Heterotopic
D006548 Hernia, Diaphragmatic Protrusion of abdominal structures into the THORAX as a result of congenital or traumatic defects in the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Diaphragmatic Hernia,Diaphragmatic Hernias,Hernias, Diaphragmatic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013896 Thoracic Diseases Disorders affecting the organs of the thorax. Disease, Thoracic,Diseases, Thoracic,Thoracic Disease
D065630 Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital Protrusion of abdominal structures into the THORAX as a result of embryologic defects in the DIAPHRAGM often present in the neonatal period. It can be isolated, syndromic, non-syndromic or be a part of chromosome abnormality. Associated pulmonary hypoplasia and PULMONARY HYPERTENSION can further complicate stabilization and surgical intervention. Bochdalek Hernia,Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia,Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias,Morgagni Hernia,Morgagni's Hernia,Agenesis of Hemidiaphragm,Bochdalek Hernias,Congenital Diaphragmatic Defect,Morgagni Hernias,Morgagni's Hernias,Unilateral Agenesis of Diaphragm,Congenital Diaphragmatic Defects,Defect, Congenital Diaphragmatic,Defects, Congenital Diaphragmatic,Diaphragm Unilateral Ageneses,Diaphragm Unilateral Agenesis,Diaphragmatic Defect, Congenital,Diaphragmatic Defects, Congenital,Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital,Diaphragmatic Hernias, Congenital,Hemidiaphragm Ageneses,Hemidiaphragm Agenesis,Hernia, Bochdalek,Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic,Hernia, Morgagni,Hernia, Morgagni's,Hernias, Bochdalek,Hernias, Congenital Diaphragmatic,Hernias, Morgagni,Hernias, Morgagni's,Morgagnis Hernia,Morgagnis Hernias

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