Agenesis of right hemidiaphragm: report of an unusual case of diaphragmatic hernia with review of the literature

ABSTRACT

We report an unusual case of a newborn female infant who had complete absence of the right hemidiaphragm associated with right lung hypoplasia and abnormal shape of the liver with herniation of abdominal viscera in the chest. We discuss the clinical presentation and post-mortem findings of this rare condition with a review of the literature