2021
DOI: 10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.6331850
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Complete agenesis of the right hemi-diaphragm in an adult: case report and literature review.

Abstract: Congenital agenesis of the hemi-diaphragm (AHD) in adults is rare and exceedingly so on the right side. Since its first recognition in 1959, no more than 9 cases have been published in the English literature by the year 2016. “Partial diaphragm agenesis” is actually large congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) rather than true AHD. Respiratory compromise is the likely presentation, however, patients may survive for years without symptoms. Despite a straightforward clinical and radiographic diagnosis of AHD, the… Show more

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“…Левая и правая границы относительной и абсолютной тупости сердца умеренно сме-Agenesis of the diaphragm (AD) is the rarest form of MD with an incidence of about 1 in 250,000 newborns [5]. Most often, AD occurs on the left side, although cases of right-sided [7][8][9] and even bilateral [6,10,11] AD have been described. This congenital anomaly is often accompanied by genetic disorders and other malformations of organs and systems, such as cardiovascular, digestive, genitourinary, etc.…”
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“…Левая и правая границы относительной и абсолютной тупости сердца умеренно сме-Agenesis of the diaphragm (AD) is the rarest form of MD with an incidence of about 1 in 250,000 newborns [5]. Most often, AD occurs on the left side, although cases of right-sided [7][8][9] and even bilateral [6,10,11] AD have been described. This congenital anomaly is often accompanied by genetic disorders and other malformations of organs and systems, such as cardiovascular, digestive, genitourinary, etc.…”
Section: клинический примерmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…AD in adults is extremely rare. Papers on this subject are very few and contain only descriptions of single clinical cases [8,9,[13][14][15][16][17][18].…”
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