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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Arooj Naz, M.B.B.S

Overview

Overview

CT findings include diaphragm discontinuity and herniation of large and small bowel as well as intrabdominal solid organs. In cases of Morgagni’s Hernia, the liver, mesenteric fat, and the bowel can be seen herniating through.

CT

CT

CT scan findings:[1]

Case courtesy of Dr Hani Makky Al Salam, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 9512
Case courtesy of Dr Mostafa El-Feky, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 93418
References

References

  1. Sodhi KS, Virmani V, Sandhu MS, Khandelwal N (2015). “Multi detector CT Imaging of Abdominal and Diaphragmatic Hernias: Pictorial Essay”. Indian J Surg. 77 (2): 104–10. doi:10.1007/s12262-012-0736-9. PMC 4484534. PMID 26139963.

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