Death of an Infant due to an Undiagnosed Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Key words

congenital diaphragmatic hernia - late presentation - unexpected death in childhood - acute intestinal obstruction - Bochdalek hernia·

Schlüsselwörter

angeborene Zwerchfellhernie - späte Manifestation - unerwarter Tod im Kindesalter - intestinale Obstruktion - Bochdalek-Hernie

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