Left diaphragmatic eventration in an adult with symptoms of right-sided heart failure: a rare case report

Authors

  • Roger Malo-Barres Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
  • Xavier Herranz Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
  • José Antonio Maestre Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
  • Miguel Ángel Carrasco Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
  • Anna Rossell-Casal Universidad Internacional de Cataluny. Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a4n1a11

Keywords:

diaphragmatic eventration, diaphragmatic hernia, right-sided heart failure.

Abstract

The diaphragmatic eventration is a congenital anomaly in which the muscular fibres are replaced by fibrous tissue causing a reduction of the contractile capacity of the diaphragm and the prolapse of abdominal structures in the thoracic cavity. The majority of the cases are asymptomatic but when present, the symptoms are dyspnoea or orthopnoea. We report the first case of a 56 years old man who turned up in the Emergency room presenting edema in lower extremities and scrotum as the first clinical manifestation of a left diaphragmatic eventration.

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Published

2019-04-30

How to Cite

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Malo-Barres R, Herranz X, Maestre JA, Carrasco M Ángel, Rossell-Casal A. Left diaphragmatic eventration in an adult with symptoms of right-sided heart failure: a rare case report. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];4(1):30-2. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/312

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