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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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*Bowel loops in the thoracic cavity (can be further demonstrated through placement of a feeding tube) | |||
*Shifting of the [[mediastinum]] to the contralateral side | |||
[[Image:Congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia-2.jpg|thumb|center|Anteroposterior x-ray showing herniation of the intestine into the thorax and shifting of the mediastinum to the right - Case courtesy of Dr Mohd Imran, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 7392]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
Chest x-ray
- Bowel loops in the thoracic cavity (can be further demonstrated through placement of a feeding tube)
- Shifting of the mediastinum to the contralateral side
