Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with fusion of the liver and the lung

Daniel J Robertson; Carroll M Harmon; Steven Goldberg

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.02.031

Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with fusion of the liver and the lung

J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jun;41(6):e9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.02.031.

Authors

Daniel J Robertson¹, Carroll M Harmon, Steven Goldberg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.

PMID: 16769329
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.02.031

Abstract

We present the case of a male infant at a gestational age of 41 weeks who presented with a right congenital diaphragmatic hernia. During surgical exploration, right hepatopulmonary fusion was encountered. We review the existing literature on this problem, describe a novel surgical approach, and review the embryology of this complex lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple* / diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple* / surgery
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications*
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*
Humans
Incidental Findings
Infant
Liver / abnormalities*
Liver / surgery
Lung / abnormalities*
Lung / surgery
Male