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Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia in an infant following cardiac surgery: the culprit in a case of unresolved respiratory distress: Case report and review of the literature

Part of: Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2019

Erica N. Heinrichs  and
Michelle S. Miller
Erica N. Heinrichs*
Affiliation:
Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Michelle S. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St Petersburg, FL, USA Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Erica N. Heinrichs, Medical Student 4th Year, Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2019, 3004 South Miller Road, Tallahassee, FL 33596, USA. Tel: +813-362-4740; E-mail: enh09c@med.fsu.edu
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Abstract

Acquired diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication of pediatric intervention or surgery. In this study, we report an infant with iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia following neonatal complex congenital cardiac surgery, and then we review the associated literature.

Keywords

Iatrogenic diaphragmatic herniacardiac surgerychest tube

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , February 2019 , pp. 238 - 240
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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Footnotes

Cite this article: Heinrichs EN, Miller MS. (2019) Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia in an infant following cardiac surgery: the culprit in a case of unresolved respiratory distress. Case report and review of the literature. Cardiology in the Young29: 238–240. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118001968

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