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Hernia diafragmática - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Hernia congénita del diafragma; Hernia del diafragma

Síntomas:

La dificultad respiratoria grave casi siempre se presenta poco después de que el bebé nace, debido al movimiento ineficaz del diafragma y al apiñamiento del tejido pulmonar, lo cual causa atelectasia.

Otros síntomas abarcan:

Pruebas y exámenes:

La madre embarazada puede tener cantidades excesivas de líquido amniótico. Una ecografía fetal puede mostrar los contenidos abdominales en la cavidad torácica.

Un examen del bebé muestra:

Una radiografía de tórax puede mostrar órganos abdominales en la cavidad torácica.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/18/2011
  • Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ehrlich PF, Coran AG. Diaphragmatic hernia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 101.

Keijzer R, Puri P. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug; 19(3): 180-5.

Puri P, Nakazawa N. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In: Puri P, Hollworth M, eds. Pediatric surgery: diagnosis and management. Springer, 2009: chapter 31.

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