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Diaphragmatic Eventration in Infancy and Childhood
- Source :
- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 24:113-119
- Publication Year :
- 1977
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1977.
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Abstract
- Eventration of the diaphragm, although a relatively rare clinical entity, should be considered in all patients with respiratory distress during the neonatal period, particularly in babies born after difficult delivery by breech presentation or forceps extraction. The diagnosis can be made in the majority of spontaneously breathing patients by chest roentgenography or by fluoroscopy. The treatment initially should be supportive, including assisted ventilation if needed. If the infant cannot be weaned off the respirator after a week to ten days of respiratory support, surgical correction of the elevated diaphragm should be carried out. The results of surgical treatment in these desperately sick infants is usually most gratifying.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Forceps
Diaphragmatic breathing
Elevated diaphragm
Breech presentation
medicine
Humans
Child
Respiratory distress
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Thoracic Surgery
Diaphragmatic Eventration
Thorax
Surgical correction
Surgery
Diaphragm (structural system)
Radiography
Breathing
Female
Respiratory Insufficiency
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00034975
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2ac288464385e4804d2ad2199b5d595a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63718-6