CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA WITH LATE PRESENTATION: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) presenting after neonatal period is extremely varied,1 also CDH is a neonatal period disease, late presenting CDH may occur after neonatal period which first reported by Kirkland in 1959 2 so more attention to diagnosis of this kind of CDH is done in the past decade.3 CDH mainly present with acute respiratory distress in neonatal period however late presenting CDH has milder symptoms with favorable outcome.4 Due to milder and confusing clinical presentation of this kind of CDH, it has considerable diagnostic challenge.5 Confusing symptoms lead to delay diagnosis of this type of hernia so diagnostic imaging play an important role in diagnosis 5,6 Chest-x-ray (CXR), upper GI series (UGI) and CT are the most common modalities used for 6 diagnosis. Ke yw ords : Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; Bochdalek Hernia; Radiography; CT scan.