A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report

Focal eventration involving the posterior segment of the hemidiaphragm is a rare congenital anomaly. We report of a 10-day-old infant who presented with significant respiratory insufficiency and failure to show any responses to standard treatment. The diagnosis of focal eventration of the diaphragm...

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Main Authors: Zainudin, Zurina, Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz, Neoh, Siew Hong, Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni, Cheah, Irene Guat Sim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50420/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50420/1/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_7.pdf
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author Zainudin, Zurina
Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz
Neoh, Siew Hong
Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni
Cheah, Irene Guat Sim
author_facet Zainudin, Zurina
Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz
Neoh, Siew Hong
Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni
Cheah, Irene Guat Sim
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description Focal eventration involving the posterior segment of the hemidiaphragm is a rare congenital anomaly. We report of a 10-day-old infant who presented with significant respiratory insufficiency and failure to show any responses to standard treatment. The diagnosis of focal eventration of the diaphragm was not anticipated until ultrasonographic examination revealed the defect. Diaphragmatic plication resulted in complete resolution of symptoms. A high level clinical awareness is crucial as a relatively simple surgical procedure could avert long term life-threatening complications.
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spelling upm-504202017-02-28T07:18:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50420/ A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report Zainudin, Zurina Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz Neoh, Siew Hong Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni Cheah, Irene Guat Sim Focal eventration involving the posterior segment of the hemidiaphragm is a rare congenital anomaly. We report of a 10-day-old infant who presented with significant respiratory insufficiency and failure to show any responses to standard treatment. The diagnosis of focal eventration of the diaphragm was not anticipated until ultrasonographic examination revealed the defect. Diaphragmatic plication resulted in complete resolution of symptoms. A high level clinical awareness is crucial as a relatively simple surgical procedure could avert long term life-threatening complications. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50420/1/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_7.pdf Zainudin, Zurina and Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz and Neoh, Siew Hong and Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni and Cheah, Irene Guat Sim (2016) A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 12 (2). pp. 41-43. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_7.pdf
spellingShingle Zainudin, Zurina
Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz
Neoh, Siew Hong
Bahari @ Mohd Fakhruddin, Mughni
Cheah, Irene Guat Sim
A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title_full A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title_fullStr A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title_full_unstemmed A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title_short A “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
title_sort “near miss" congenital eventration of the right hemidiaphragm in a neonate: a case report
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50420/1/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_7.pdf