Title: A Case Report of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Authors: Dr Amjad Zia Mallik, Dr Kumari Ekita, Dr Md Ashraf Ali, Dr Sukesh Kumar, Dr Shashank Saurav
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i10.63
Abstract
Introduction
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is one of the complicated cases of peadiatric surgery. Its incidence is 1:2000 to 5000 live birth. It is more common in left side then right side. Defect in closure of pleuropeitoneal canal, normally the pleural and the peritoneal cavities get separated by 8 to 10 weeks of gestation.
Case Report
A two year old male child from Katihar district had come to surgery OPD with chief complaints of recurrent vomiting for 1 month with weight loss and breathing difficulty after being referred from paediatrics.