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Absence of pericardium in an infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
K Rais-Bahrami1, T Granholm, B L Short
1Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
American Journal of Perinatology
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
A case of congenital absence of pericardium associated with a right-sided diaphragmatic hernia is described. The diagnosis of pericardial defect was made intraoperatively. The surgical approach to repair the pericardium and diaphragmatic hernia is also discussed.