A Case of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia With Eventration of Diagram With Midline Shift and Hypoxia

Background: Eventration is a rare presentation seen in 1 in 10,000 live births. This is usually seen as secondary to defective diaphragm formation with weak musculature or defective nerve innervations. Case Presentation: An 8 day old baby boy with inability to maintain saturation and failure to thrive and chest X ray was suggestive of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Intra operatively there was evidence of thinned out diaphragm with herniation of small bowel, large bowel, stomach and spleen with midline shift. Evidence of completely collapsed left lung was present. Repair of anomaly done and baby discharged home on breast feed with maintaining oxygen saturation at room air. Conclusion: Timely intervention in eventration of diaphragm can affect the outcome of baby.