TITLE:
Respiratory Distress Indicative of a Right Bochdalek Hernia in a Central African Newborn
AUTHORS:
C. J. Kiteze Nguinzanemou, F. Fiobem, D. S. Ouaimon, J. E. Raphaella, S. Gbenou, S. Tenehombi, Ngatchoukpo V. Ndoma, J.-C. Gody
KEYWORDS:
Bochdalek Hernia, Newborn, Bangui
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.12 No.5,
October
27,
2022
ABSTRACT: Congenital
cupola diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital embryopathy which is defined
by the absence of development of all or part of a diaphragmatic cupola. We
report a case of posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia called right Bochdalek hernia
in a three-day-old newborn hospitalized in the neonatology department of the
Center Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique de Bangui (CHUPB) for respiratory
discomfort, vomiting and fever. Unsuccessful treatment for neonatal
staphylococcal infection diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia was suggested and
confirmed on day 18 of life by computed tomography and intraoperatively.