Introduction And Significance: Hepatopulmonary fusion is a rare congenital malformation associated with right-sided diaphragmatic hernia. Often diagnosed during surgery, it carries a high mortality rate.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a full-term infant who exhibited shortness of breath from birth.
Introduction And Significance: This is a rare case of enteric duplication cyst presenting as ileocolic intussusception in a child. The literature review found that there have been only a few other reported cases of this condition. In most cases, enteric duplication cysts are asymptomatic and are found incidentally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Significance: Hepatic-pulmonary fusion is a very rare condition that occurs in the right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and appears to affect both sexes equally. There are no specific diagnostic methods before surgery for this anomaly. Most cases are discovered during surgical repair of the right congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Duplication of the digestive system is one of the rare cases, which can vary in shape and size and is cystic in 80 % of cases. Most cases of duplication are often diagnosed before the age of two years. There are many ways to make the diagnosis, with computed tomography being the best, and duplication is often diagnosed during surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Duodenal duplication cysts are a rare subtype of alimentary tract duplications cysts, consisting of 7 % of all the duplications. The clinical presentation is variable, depending on the size, location and mass effect. Most duodenal duplication cysts abut the second or third portion of the native duodenum.
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