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Klin Padiatr 2012; 224(07): 463-464
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312675
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Death of an Infant due to an Undiagnosed Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Tod eines Kleinkindes infolge einer nicht-diagnostizierten kongenitalen Zwerchfellhernie
B. Navarro-Crummenauer
1   Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany
,
D. Breitmeier
1   Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany
,
W. Rauh
2   Krankenanstalt Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen, Trier, Germany
,
R. Urban
1   Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany
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20 July 2012 (online)

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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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