Diaphragmatic Eventration |
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| Eventration of Diaphragm; Diaphragm Eventration; Eventration, Diaphragmatic | |
| A congenital abnormality characterized by the elevation of the DIAPHRAGM dome. It is the result of a thinned diaphragmatic muscle and injured PHRENIC NERVE, allowing the intra-abdominal viscera to push the diaphragm upward against the LUNG. | |