EVENTRATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM, A RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENT RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION – A CASE REPORT

EVENTRATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM, A RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENT RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION – A CASE REPORT

Eventration of the diaphragm, congenital or acquired, represents a rare condition (1 to 10,000 live births), in which the dome of the diaphragm is abnormally elevated, due to an excessive amount of fi bro-elastic diaphragmatic tissue. The child may be asymptomatic or present with respiratory sympto...

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Main Authors: Mihaela Ciornei, Elena Hanganu, Diana Ecaterina Popa, T. Stanciu, C. Gheonea, B. Savu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2015-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
diaphragm eventration
respiratory infections
plication
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2015-Nr.2/EN/RJP_2015_2_EN_Art-09.pdf

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