Diaphragmatic Eventration
"Diaphragmatic Eventration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital abnormality characterized by the elevation of the DIAPHRAGM dome. It is the result of a thinned diaphragmatic muscle and injured PHRENIC NERVE, allowing the intra-abdominal viscera to push the diaphragm upward against the LUNG.
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D003965
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.257 C16.131.314.244
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diaphragmatic Eventration" by people in Profiles.
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Genomic alterations that contribute to the development of isolated and non-isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Med Genet. 2011 May; 48(5):299-307.
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Diaphragmatic eventration. Thorac Surg Clin. 2009 Nov; 19(4):511-9.
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Congenital intercostal liver herniation: report on two neonates. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2010 May; 20(3):196-8.
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Paradoxical motion: a useful tool in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernias and eventrations. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Oct; 28(10):1365-7.
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Pleural and pericardial effusion: a potential ultrasonographic marker for the prenatal differential diagnosis between congenital diaphragmatic eventration and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr; 29(4):378-87.