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Intrathoracic renal ectopia with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  1. Jennifer L H Peterson1,
  2. Harriet Riggs1,
  3. Sajit Nedungadi1,
  4. Nick Lansdale2,
  5. Susan Kamupira1
  1. 1 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
  2. 2 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Susan Kamupira, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; Susan.Kamupira{at}mft.nhs.uk

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A female infant was born at 38+5 weeks in good condition via vaginal delivery. Antenatal ultrasound scans had suggested a left-sided congenital cystic adenomatous malformation. However, a postnatal chest X-ray (figure 1) raised the possibility of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

Figure 1

Chest X-ray taken at 24 hours of age.

Subsequent CT chest (figure 2 …

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  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Parental/guardian consent obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.