A case of late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed at 5 years with acute abdomen.
Ryuta MasuyaKazuhiko NakameShun MunakataShinsuke TakenoAtsushi NanashimaSatoshi IeiriPublished in: Surgical case reports (2024)
We herein report a pediatric case of late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed as abdominal pain. Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernias present with a wide variety of symptoms; therefore, it is important to be reminded of these conditions and check chest radiographs in children presenting with acute or chronic respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms of unknown etiology.