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Diaphragmatic Hernia in Pregnancy

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Incomplete fusion or traumatic rupture of the diaphragm leads to the development of a diaphragmatic hernia. Pregnancy may act as precipitating factor in occult congenital diaphragmatic hernias to become symptomatic. We report a case of a 26-year-old primigravida with 31 weeks of pregnancy presented to us with, herniation of abdominal viscera into left hemithorax compressing left lung with a mediastinal shift. This case highlights the clinical presentations of maternal diaphragmatic hernia during pregnancy and challenges present in management.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, T.N. Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    D. J. Balsarkar, Sachin A. Suryawanshi, Muna Afroz Shaikh & M. H. M. Anand

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Balsarkar, D.J., Suryawanshi, S.A., Shaikh, M.A. et al. Diaphragmatic Hernia in Pregnancy . Indian J Surg 84, 548–550 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-03006-7

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