Medical Clinical Update Journal
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): February

X-ray Chest in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report

Millsep Sieroka (Unknown)
Firstia Anugerah Rerung Allo (Unknown)
Aditya Oktavianto (Unknown)
Sharon Griselda Tedjo (Unknown)
Erica Valencia Imannuel (Unknown)
Richard Gunawan (Unknown)
Fiky Cahyarania Insyara (Unknown)
Ingrid Yesty Giovanni Hutasoit (Unknown)
Suci Sapira Koirunisa (Unknown)
Mathias (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Feb 2023

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is characterized by the presence of pulmonary hypoplasia or agenesis involving the left, right or both lungs, the failure of diaphragmatic closure, and the herniation of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity. The incidence of diaphragmatic hernia ranges from approximately 0.8-5/10,000 births and varies across populations. The signs and symptoms including respiratory distress and bowel sounds in the chest cavity, no breathing sounds in one of the hemithorax and shifting of heart sounds. Chest X-ray is simple yet mostly available modality to confirm the diagnosis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mcu

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

Medical Clinical Update (MCU) Journal is a journal that discusses mainly about the latest developments of diseases that are often found in hospitals. This journal accepts case reports, research and reviews as well as medical images. The main purpose of this journal is to become an education tool for ...