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Diaphragmatic Hernia

In this condition, the diaphragm doesn't fully form, leaving a hole. This hole allows abdominal contents to move up into the thoracic cavity, therefore squashing against the lungs to prevent them developing properly Pulmonary Hypoplasia.


A Chest XR will show bowel loops in the chest cavity.


It's managed by surgical repair.

“Congenital right sided diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate, Chest X-ray” © Kinderradiologie Olgahospital Klinikum Stuttgart CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)


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