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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Case contributed by Laughlin Dawes
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Routine morphology scan

Patient Data

Gender: Female
  • Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
ultrasound

This coronal obstetric ultrasound (head to right of image, thorax center, abdomen left) shows the stomach and heart both within the thorax. The diaphragm can be seen as a vertical curved echogenic line separating abdomen and thorax. The heart is displaced to the fetus right.

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