Intrathoracic kidney and liver secondary to congenital diaphragmatic hernia recognized by transthoracic echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Cheng Han ^a   Tsai, Liang Miin ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a   Chen, Po Sheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Cheng Kung University Hospital Dou Liou Branch ^*

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Intrathoracic kidney; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; INTRATHORACIC KIDNEY; INTRATHORACIC LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 33750722183     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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