Acute gastric volvulus and congenital diaphragmatic hernia, case report and review

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is the result of the incomplete fusion and closure of the pleuroperitoneal canal during the fetal development. CDH is usually diagnosed prenatally but, if undiagnosed, the clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic children to serious respiratory or gastroin...

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Main Authors: Laura Pérez-Egido, Alberto Parente, Julio Arturo Cerdá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2015;volume=12;issue=3;spage=200;epage=202;aulast=Pérez-Egido