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Diaphragmatic eventration
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Diaphragmatic eventration is the incomplete muscularization of the diaphragm with a thin membranous sheet replacing the diaphragmatic muscle. It frequently occurs in the anteromedial portion of the right hemidiaphragm.
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