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Congenital diaphragmatic eventration detected by antenatal ultrasound: Rationale for early operation

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A rare prenatal case of congenital diaphragmatic eventration is reported. Fixed elevation of the right hemidiaphragm since the early fetal period suggests irreversibility of the eventration. A rationale for early surgical plication in symptomatic congenital eventration is proposed.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, 590-02, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan

    Toshimichi Hasegawa, Kenji Imura, Akio Kubota, Takashi Kobayashi, Masahiro Inoue & Shinsuke Hata

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan

    Ikuya Shimizu & Noriyuki Suehara

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  1. Toshimichi Hasegawa
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Hasegawa, T., Imura, K., Kubota, A. et al. Congenital diaphragmatic eventration detected by antenatal ultrasound: Rationale for early operation. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 405–406 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686016

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