Diaphragmatic eventration presenting as a recurrent diaphragmatic hernia

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017 Sep;99(7):e196-e199. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0342.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic eventration is an uncommon condition, usually discovered incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Even in symptomatic patients, the diagnosis can be challenging and should be considered among the differential diagnoses of diaphragmatic hernia. The correct diagnosis can often only be made in surgery. We describe the case of a 31-year-old patient with diaphragmatic eventration that was misdiagnosed as a recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia and review the corresponding literature.

Keywords: Diaphragmatic Hernia; Diaphragmatic Plication; Eventration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Diaphragmatic Eventration / diagnosis*
  • Diaphragmatic Eventration / diagnostic imaging
  • Diaphragmatic Eventration / surgery
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed