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Case Reports • Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 25 (1) • Mar 2010 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-76382010000100023   copy

Surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic eventration in a septugerian lady

Reparo cirúrgico de eventração diafragmática congênita em paciente septuagenária

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Congenital diaphragmatic eventration in an elderly is a rare anomaly. We describe a case of congenital diaphragmatic eventration causing respiratory insufficiency in a 72 year lady who underwent successful surgical repair.

Aged; Thorax; Thoracic wall; Diaphragm

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