A Right Diaphragmatic Eventration Incidentally Diagnosed and Successfully Repaired Through an Abdominal Approach. A Case Report

Abstract

We report a case of an elderly woman with a large eventration of the right hemidiaphragm, discovered during an episode of acute cholecystitis, with abdominal and pleural effusion, successfully treated by a laparotomic approach.

Key Words:

• Eventration
• diaphragm
• elderly

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I. Di Carlo

Prof. I. Di Carlo, M.D., Ph.D., FACS Department of Surgical Sciences, Organ Transplantation and Advanced Technologies University of Catania Cannizzaro Hospital Via Messina 95126 Catania, Italy Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail :[email protected]