Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used ...

We report a case of central congenital diaphragmatic hernia in an adult ... liver and gallbladder were seen herniating through an 8-cm defect in the central tendon of the diaphragm (figures 3 and 4).