LEFT-SIDED DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA SIMULATING A LEFT PLEURAL EFFUSION: A CASE REPORT
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Diaphragmatic hernia, pleural effusion, Computerized tomography(CT)Abstract
This is a case report of delayed presentation of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, simulating a left pleural effusion on the routine chest X-ray. Subsequent Computerized tomography (CT) proved that was the diaphragmatic hernia, containing the large bowel and omentum.
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