(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2014-04) Cazar Ruiz, Jorge Vicente; Ochoa Gavilanes, Eddy Rodrigo
The diaphragmatic eventration is a rare
anomaly, which is characterized by an abnormal
elevation of the diaphragm muscle,
can be congenital or acquired.
The affected diaphragm displays paradoxical
mobility, with respiratory insufficiency
of variable intensity; it has been considered
as a cause of the defect of a failure in
the process of muscularization of the embryonic
diaphragm.
This is the case of a newly born, without obstetric
history of importance, who presented
mild respiratory symptoms from birth; in this
case, the diagnosis was performed with an
X-ray and CT scan of the chest. The surgical
resolution was through a technique of
diaphragmatic plication.
