Ultrasound-guided perioperative management of 28-month-old patient with congenital diaphragmatic eventration

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2019 Feb 7:7:2050313X19827737. doi: 10.1177/2050313X19827737. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic eventration is a rare anomaly. When patients with this condition undergo general anesthesia, anesthetic management should be performed with particular care owing to the risk of diaphragmatic rupture. Such a rupture can be perioperatively diagnosed using multiple tools including lung ultrasonography. This case report describes the anesthetic management of a male infant with osteochondroma in the distal ulna, presenting with diaphragmatic eventration on the right side.

Keywords: Diaphragmatic eventration; anesthesia; pediatric; ultrasonography.

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  • Case Reports