An undiagnosed eventration of diaphragm in a pregnant lady–out of the blue problem

Abstract

We report a rare case of 34-year-old female with left diaphragmatic eventration presenting during adulthood. The primigravida patient came for emergency cesarean section who presented with breathlessness during perioperative period. Patient had no previous history of similar complaints, or any history of trauma. Physical examination showed normal findings in the patient during preanesthesia checkup. With best of our knowledge this is the first in pregnant patient in Maharashtra in whom this problem was identified.