CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA - A CASE OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD

Authors
CHHANABHAI M AVIS SP HUTTON CJ
Citation
M. Chhanabhai et al., CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA - A CASE OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD, The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 16(1), 1995, pp. 27-29
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal",Pathology
Journal title
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01957910
Volume
16
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
27 - 29
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-7910(1995)16:1<27:CD-ACO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A case is reported in which a congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia of the Bochdalek type was the cause of sudden unexpected death in a 22-month-old girl. This case shows that not all late-presenting d iaphragmatic hernias have a favorable prognosis.