Diaphragmatic Hernia

Patient was referred to MFM office for intrauterine growth restriction and incomplete anatomy views from her primary OB office. Upon ultrasound examination, an absent left kidney was quickly suspected, then later located superior to the stomach. Two weeks later, the patient returned for an amniocentesis and Dopplers. 

Patient was sent for an MRI due to a possible ectopic kidney or congenital diaphragmatic hernia based on ultrasound exam. The MRI confirmed a posterior congenital diaphragmatic hernia containing the left kidney, adrenal, and bowel.