Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Chest radiograph before (image 1) and after (image 2) repair of a left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The congenital diaphragmatic hernia is visible with air-filled loops of bowel (arrow) within the left hemithorax. After repair, there is a hydropneumothorax. This is expected after surgery and resorbed with time as the lung becomes more aerated and the effusion decreases.

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A radiograph of the chest and abdomen reveals a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia with loops of bowel (arrow) in the left hemithorax, displacing the heart and mediastinum toward the right. This type of hernia, a Bochdalek hernia, occurs in the posterolateral diaphragm and is more common on the left. Today, most cases are diagnosed with fetal imaging.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/0e912335-0153-4130-be11-24d594e0e7b6)

Frontal (image 1) and lateral (image 2) chest radiograph shows a Morgagni hernia containing loops of bowel. A Morgagni hernia is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia that occurs in the anterior chest, posterior to the sternum. The more common congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a Bochdalek hernia. Bochdalek hernias occur in the posterior lateral aspect of the chest.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/4fb773f8-5b48-4209-8552-22cbdf7b3579)

Chest radiograph in a neonate shows a large left congenital diaphragmatic hernia displacing the heart and mediastinum towards the right. Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are more common on the left. Prognosis depends on lung development and potential associated syndromes or conditions.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/586e0650-6072-44a9-9aab-e1fd1162291e)

10 week old male in severe respiratory distress. Absent breath sounds on the left. Large congenital diaphragmatic hernia. 2nd film is the next day post-op #Diaphragmatic-hernia](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/6694aa27-660f-4743-9955-2420d0b50434)