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Preferred term

Diaphragmatic Eventration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A congenital abnormality characterized by the elevation of the DIAPHRAGM dome. It is the result of a thinned diaphragmatic muscle and injured PHRENIC NERVE, allowing the intra-abdominal viscera to push the diaphragm upward against the LUNG.

Synonym(s)

  • Eventration of Diaphragm

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PQVR9RZR-T

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