Right diaphragmatic eventration associated with intralobar pulmonary sequestration: a case report

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2000 Apr;10(2):140-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1072344.

Abstract

A case of right diaphragmatic eventration, associated with a lung sequestration, in a 7-month-old infant is presented. Failure to thrive was the initial symptom. X-ray of the chest, made because of mild respiratory distress, revealed an inhomogeneous opacification of the right lower hemithorax, suggesting a diaphragmatic hernia. A right thoracotomy was performed and a diaphragmatic eventration covered by a thick pleuroperitoneal membrane was found, together with sequestration of the lung. The pathologic findings and the embryology are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / complications*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male