rear case of congenital anterior diaphragmatic hernia

ABSTRACT

We report a case of a newborn with the rare anterior diaphragmatic hernia with herniation of the liver into the pericardial sac that posed a diagnostic dilemma in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [NICU]. An anterior diaphragmatic hernia should be suspected in any newborn with an anterior mediastinal mass or a pericardial effusion. A MRI of the chest helped to confirm the diagnosis. The relevant literature is reviewed