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Introduction: Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a condition in which the hepatic outflow tract is obstructed. In some rare situations, abnormal diaphragmatic eventration (DE) is the main cause of BCS; ...

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IT HAS long been considered that eventration of the diaphragm is a condition not amenable to surgical therapy. Furthermore, the opinion has been held that while distressful symptoms may be associated ...

Background: Intrathoracic kidney (ITK) is a rare congenital disease, with only about 40 pediatric cases reported worldwide to date. ITK associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is even ...

ABSTRACT: Congenital hernia of the diaphragmatic dome (CHDD) is an embryonic malformation in which all or part of the diaphragmatic dome fails to develop properly. In the majority of cases (80% to 90% ...

One Monday in May, Easton Pinnell, 7, started playing after lunch when dad, Casey Pinnell, saw the boy clutching his tummy. “His stomach was hurting right after he ate and was laying on the couch and ...

Chronic respiratory disorders are one of the primary causes of death in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but they remain incompletely understood in this population. 1 Identifying diaphragm ...

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