Diagnosis and treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH)is one of the critical congenital malformations disease which caused the defects of the diaphragmatic hernia, the hernia of the abdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity and the dysplasia of the lung because of the abnormal development of the embryo.The degree of pulmonary hypoplasia determined the curative effect of surgical treatment, so it is a key problem to improve the condition of pulmonary hypoplasia in treatment of CDH.Now it is feasible to make early prenatal diagnosis, predict outcomes and select the best operative opportunity of CDH with ultrasonography.It is a trend to treat CDH with endoscopic surgery of the minimally invasive operation.This article focuses on the latest diagnostics, treatment and new research progress of CDH, and summarized as follows. Key words: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Child; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Fetus; Diagnosis; Surgery; Endoscopic surgery