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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Follow-up

Author: Ali Hekmatnia, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Iran
Coauthor(s): Kieran McHugh, MBBCh, Honorary Lecturer, The Institute of Child Health; Consultant Pediatric Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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Updated: Jul 16, 2008

Intervention

The treatment for CDH is surgical.2,4,5,8,10,11

 


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References

References

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  2. Saifuddin A, Arthur RJ. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia--a review of pre- and postoperative chest radiology. Clin Radiol. Feb 1993;47(2):104-10. [Medline].

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  8. Rescorla FJ, Shedd FJ, Grosfeld JL, et al. Anomalies of intestinal rotation in childhood: analysis of 447 cases. Surgery. Oct 1990;108(4):710-5; discussion 715-6. [Medline].

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  10. Pironi D, Palazzini G, Arcieri S, Candioli S, Manigrasso A, Panarese A, et al. Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic Morgagni hernia. Case report and review of the literature. Ann Ital Chir. Jan-Feb 2008;79(1):29-36. [Medline].

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Further Reading

Keywords

congenital diaphragmatic hernia, CDH, Bochdalek hernia, posterolateral Bochdalek hernia, anterior Morgagni hernia, hiatus hernia, hiatal hernia

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Ali Hekmatnia, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Iran
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Kieran McHugh, MBBCh, Honorary Lecturer, The Institute of Child Health; Consultant Pediatric Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Kieran McHugh, MBBCh is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

S Bruce Greenberg, MD, Professor of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital
S Bruce Greenberg, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
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Managing Editor

David A Stringer, BSc, MBBS, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, National University of Singapore; Head, Diagnostic Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
David A Stringer, BSc, MBBS, FRCR, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: British Columbia Medical Association, Canadian Association of Radiologists, European Society of Paediatric Radiology, Ontario Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Royal College of Radiologists, and Society for Pediatric Radiology
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CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
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Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
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