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Ultrasound was utilized in 3 infants to diagnose preoperatively eventration of the diaphragm. In all children the organ simulating a chest mass was the liver.
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Moccia, W.A., Kaude, J.V. & Felman, A.H. Congenital eventration of the diaphragm. Pediatr Radiol 10, 197–200 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01001581
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