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Case Report: Fetal Bilateral Diaphragmatic Agenesis, Ectopic Liver and Abnormal Pancreas

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Title
Case Report: Fetal Bilateral Diaphragmatic Agenesis, Ectopic Liver and Abnormal Pancreas
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Fetal & Pediatric Pathology, June 2015
DOI 10.3109/15513815.2015.1042605
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Authors

Christine K. C. Loo, Tamara N. Pereira, Grant A. Ramm

Abstract

Congenital bilateral diaphragm agenesis is a very rare condition. We describe limited (abdomen only) autopsy findings of a case of bilateral diaphragm agenesis in a 27-week male fetus with unusual findings of fibrosis of the pancreatic head and ectopic liver nodules in a mass at the upper abdomen that may represent a possible diaphragm anlage. We have correlated our observations with data from experimental and embryological studies to suggest possible mechanisms for the malformations that were present and their implications for our understanding of pancreas, liver and diaphragm development in the human fetus.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 13 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Professor > Associate Professor 2 15%
Student > Master 2 15%
Other 1 8%
Student > Bachelor 1 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 8%
Other 2 15%
Unknown 4 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 62%
Unknown 5 38%