Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62, January 2010

Isolated Dextrogastria Simulating Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Diagnostic Dilemma

  • Inna Kedle Indrajit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, CT and MRI, Army Hospital, Delhi, Cantt, India
    • ,
  • Monal Kansra

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Army Hospital, Delhi, Cantt, India
  • Man Mohan Harjai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Professor Man Mohan Harjai, Base Hospital, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Cantt 110010, India

Department of Surgery and Paediatric Surgery, Base Hospital, Delhi, Cantt, India

Accepted 22 December 2009.

Article Outline

We report eventration of the right hemidiaphragm with isolated asymptomatic dextrogastria in a newborn. The diagnosis of this rare association could not be made clinically or by various imaging techniques. The final diagnosis could only be ascertained at laparotomy. The pathology was corrected by plication of the right hemidiaphragm, anterior fixation of the stomach, and Ladd's procedure.

Key Words:  congenital diaphragmatic hernia , congenital hiatus hernia , dextrogastria , eventration of diaphragm , multiple congenital anomalies

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PII: S1015-9584(10)60010-3

doi:10.1016/S1015-9584(10)60010-3

Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62, January 2010

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