Tension Gastrothorax in a Child With Undiagnosed Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report and Proposed Emergency Management Algorithm
Background Tension gastrothorax is a rare but life‐threatening pediatric emergency that most commonly results from herniation of the stomach through an unrecognized congenital diaphragmatic defect, followed by progressive intrathoracic gastric distension and compression of intrathoracic structures. Because its clinical...