Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Issue Date
2008-06-01
Metadata
Show full item recordOther Titles
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed in adulthood--a case report and review of the literatureCitation
Læknablaðið 2008, 94(6):473-6Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare anomaly (1 of 2-4000 live births) where abdominal organs can enter the thoracic cavity. It is usually diagnosed shortly after birth, often associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension causing life threatening condition. In approximately one out of four patients CDH is diagnosed later in life, usually within several weeks or months from birth. CDH diagnosed in adulthood is very uncommon. Here we describe a 45 year old previously healthy woman that was diagnosed with a large tumor in her right hemithorax, after having symptoms of chronic cough and chest pain for several months. At thoracotomy the tumor was found to be omentum covered with a hernial sac that had penetrated the chest through a small diaphragmatic hernia. Six months postoperatively she was doing well with no respiratory or abdominal symptoms.Meðfætt þindarslit er sjaldgæfur sjúkdómur (1 af hverjum 2-4000 lifandi fæddum börnum) sem getur haft þær afleiðingar að kviðarholslíffæri smeygja sér upp í brjóstholið. Auk þess eru lungu þessara sjúklinga oft vanþroskuð og lungnaháþrýstingur til staðar sem hvort tveggja getur valdið lífshættulegri öndunarbilun. Flestir þessara sjúklinga greinast á fyrsta sólarhring eftir fæðingu en fjórðungur síðar á ævinni, langoftast á fyrstu vikum eða mánuðum ævinnar. Það er mjög sjaldgæft að meðfætt þindarslit greinist á fullorðinsaldri. Hér er lýst 45 ára gamalli áður hraustri konu sem greindist með stóra fyrirferð í hægra brjóstholi. Hún hafði um sex mánaða skeið fundið fyrir hósta og verk í hægra brjóstholi. Við aðgerð kom í ljós að fyrirferðin innihélt netju sem þakin var lífhimnu og reyndist orsökin vera lítið þindarslit. Bati var góður eftir aðgerð og rúmu hálfu ári síðar var hún einkennalaus frá bæði lungum og kviðarholi.
Description
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/OpenAdditional Links
http://www.laeknabladid.isCollections
Related articles
- [Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in older children].
- Authors: Banac S, Ahel V, Rozmanić V, Gazdik M, Saina G, Mavrinac B
- Issue date: 2004
- Congenital hernia of Morgagni in infants and children.
- Authors: Al-Salem AH
- Issue date: 2007 Sep
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a post-partum woman.
- Authors: Abdullah M
- Issue date: 2003 Mar
- [Congenital postero-lateral right diaphragmatic hernia--case report].
- Authors: Bjelica Rodić B, Ljustina Pribić R, Petrović S, Bogdanović D
- Issue date: 2000 Nov-Dec
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia masquerading as pneumonia.
- Authors: Ng CP, Lo CB, Chung CH
- Issue date: 2004 Apr