Radiological diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in 17th century Korean mummy.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm resulting in pulmonary sequelae that threaten the lives of infants. In computed tomography (CT) images of a 17th century middle-aged male mummy (the Andong mummy), we observed that the abdominal contents had protruded into the...

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Main Authors: Yi-Suk Kim, In Sun Lee, Go-Un Jung, Myeung Ju Kim, Chang Seok Oh, Dong Su Yoo, Won-Joon Lee, Eunju Lee, Soon Chul Cha, Dong Hoon Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4079512?pdf=render