Connolly B L, Daneman A
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pediatr Radiol. 1995;25(3):231-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02021545.
This report describes a premature (29 weeks gestation) infant with a left Bochdalek's diaphragmatic hernia, in whom the development of a spontaneous ipsilateral tension pneumothorax caused complete reduction of the hernia into the abdomen. In the presence of a tension pneumothorax, a diaphragmatic hernia may be masked on a chest radiograph and therefore difficult to diagnose.
