Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Presenting with Tension Pneumothorax in a 3-Year-Old Boy

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Presenting with Tension Pneumothorax in a 3-Year-Old Boy

We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who presented with an upper respiratory tract infection and severe dyspnea. A chest X-ray revealed a left-sided tension pneumothorax with mediastinal shift and suspected enterothorax. After thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan, a chest tube was inserted, whic...

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Main Authors: Maren Friederike Balks, Jan-Hendrik Gosemann, Ina Sorge, Martin Lacher, Franz Wolfgang Hirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-01-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
Subjects:
tension
pneumothorax
congenital
diaphragmatic
hernia
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1667357

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