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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: prevalence and management | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-384 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raghad J. Abulhab; ; Hasan K. Gatea | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The morbidity and mortality of congenital diaphragmatic hernia is related to the severity of lung hypoplasia ,pulmonary hypertension and associated anomalies.Patients and methods: fifty nine consecutive patients with surgically proved diaphragmatic hernia (excluding hiatal hernia) were included in this prospective study. All patients were seen at Al-Kadhymia hospital for children and Al-Mustansyria hospital, in the period from January 2003 to December 2009.Plain chest x-ray was done for all the patients understudy,but barium study was arranged for only nine patients.Results: There were fifty nine child with congenital diaphragmatic hernia ,Bochdalek hernia forms 81.4% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernia, the peak incidence at presentation was in the neonatal period (80,2%) of patients. The chest roentgenographic appearance was diagnostic in 87.5% of the patients with Bochdalek while Morgagni hernia in 62.5% of patients was diagnostic. Morgagni hernia constitutes 13.6% of the congenital variety, commonly to the right side (87.5% of patients ).The incidence of presentation beyond the neonatal period was 50% of cases . Absence of hemidiaphragm was found in 5% of the congenital variety , the chest x-ray was diagnostic in all patients.Conclusion: The chest roentgenograph (frontal view) is a very helpful diagnostic tool for the diaphragmatic hernia with a high diagnostic accuracy (73.7%). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Bochdalek hernia; Morgagni hernia | ||
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