"EVENTRATION" OF THE RIGHT DIAPHRAGM: REPORT OF A CASE WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, CHIEFLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ETIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS
Authors: L. Feldman, I. M. Trace, M. I. Kaplan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 July 1935"EVENTRATION" OF THE RIGHT DIAPHRAGM: REPORT OF A CASE WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, CHIEFLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ETIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSISL. FELDMAN, M.D., I. M. TRACE, M. D., F.A.C.P., M. I. KAPLAN, M.D.L. FELDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, I. M. TRACE, M. D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, M. I. KAPLAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-1-62 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe condition commonly called "eventration" of the diaphragm is understood to mean an abnormally high position of one-half of the phrenic leaf, caused not simply by displacement, but by aplasia (congenital), or atrophy (acquired) of the muscle fibers of the half of the diaphragm. As a result, the abdominal viscera are displaced upward into the thoracic cavity. The unduly expanded leaflet is intact and its position is permanent.This abnormality has passed into the literature under more names than any other lesion of the diaphragm. The names, "elevation," "relaxation," "high position," "insufficiency" and "dilatation" have been used to designate this...References1. WOODWOOD WBFG: Congenital elevation of diaphragm, Lancet, 1931, ii, 392-397. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. THOMA R: Vier Fälle von Hernia diaphragmatica, Arch. f. path. Anat., 1882, lxxxviii, 515-555. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DOERING H: Über Eventratio diaphragmatica, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1902, lxxii, 407-414. Google Scholar4. FALKENSTEIN BECK CH quoted by : Eventration of diaphragm, Ann. Clin. Med., 1923, i, 362-371. Google Scholar5. ARONSON EA: Hirschsprung's disease with eventration of right half of diaphragm, New York Med. Jr., 1918, cviii, 196. Google Scholar6. CHRISTIAN HA: Eventration of the diaphragm, in OSLER, W., and MCCRAE, T.: Modern medicine, Ed. 3, 1925, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 344. Google Scholar7. PETIT JL: Traite des maladies chirurgicales et des opérations qui leur conviennent, 1774, T. F. Didot, Paris. Google Scholar8. CRUVEILHIER : Traite d'anatomie pathologique générale, 1849, Tome I, Baillière, Paris, pp. 614-617. Google Scholar9. BAMBERGER : Ergebn. d. inn. Med. u. Kinderh., 1913, xii, 327. Google Scholar10. BAYNE-JONES S: Eventration of the diaphragm with report of right sided eventration, Arch. Int. Med., 1916, xvii, 221. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. GLÄSER F: Über Eventratio diaphragmatica, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1903, lxxviii, 370-379. Google Scholar12. HIRSCH C: Zur klinischen Diagnose der Zwerchfell-hernie, München. med. Wchnschr., 1900, xlvii, 996-999. Google Scholar13. KORNS HM: Diagnosis of "eventration" of diaphragm, Arch. Int. Med., 1921, xxviii, 192. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. GOLOB M: Right diaphragmatic eventration accompanied by cardiospasm as reflex of malignancy at cardia, Med. Jr. and Rec., 1926, cxxiv, 473-474. Google Scholar15. FATOUPRÉVOSTPRÉVOST LF: Un cas d'éventration diaphragmatique droite, Bull. et mém. Soc. med. d. hôp. d. Par., 1928, lii, 259-268. Google Scholar16. MORRIS H: Eventration of the diaphragm, British Jr. Radiol., 1929, ii, 85. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BLACKFORDBOOTH LMWT: Dextrocardia secondary to eventration of diaphragm; report of asymptomatic case, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 883-885. (Quoting a case of Dr. R. A. Bartholomew.) CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. LORD FT: Eventration of diaphragm, Arch. Surg., 1927, xiv, 316-329. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. HOOVER CF: Diagnostic significance of inspiratory movements of costal margins, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1920, clix, 663. Google Scholar20. WALTON HJ: Eventration of diaphragm, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1924, xi, 420-426. Google Scholar21. ASSMANN H: Quoted by KORNS, H. M.13 Google Scholar22. MOOREKIRKLIN ABBR: Progress in roentgenologic diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xcv, 1966-1969. CrossrefGoogle Scholar23. HILDEBRANDHESS HO: Zur Differential-diagnose zwischen Hernia diaphragmatica und Eventratio diaphragmatica, München. med. Wchnschr., 1905, lii, 745-748. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 15, 1935.From the Departments of Medicine and Roentgenology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byZwerchfellZwerchfellähmungCongenital Eventration of the DiaphragmParalysis of the Diaphragm after Pneumonia and of Undetermined CauseEventration of the diaphragm associated with pregnancyCONGENITAL EVENTRATION OF THE DIAPHRAGMCongenital eventration of the diaphragmEventration of the diaphragm 1 July 1935Volume 9, Issue 1Page: 62-77KeywordsAtrophyEtiologyHospital medicineLesionsMuscles ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...