Diaphragmatic hernia in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 May;31(5):354-6. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000425.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernia in pediatric emergency department poses a diagnostic challenge because of the acute or subtle timing of onset and the wide variety of clinical features. We describe 3 different late presentations of Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pediatric emergency department. These reports may help physicians avoid delayed diagnosis of late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia, thereby reducing the risk of inappropriate treatments and life-threatening conditions in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Diaphragm / abnormalities
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / diagnosis
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed