Prenatal Surgery for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has a mortality rate of up to 77% despite optimal pre- and postnatal care. Fetuses with liver herniation, a low lung-to-head ratio, and an early diagnosis before 24 weeks have a particularly poor prognosis. In utero open repair of these fetuses does not improve...

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Main Authors: Jeff Ying-Kit Au-Yeung, Kwong-Leung Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409603146