A New Challenge: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
· Mortality> 50%
· Pulmonary hypoplasia, pulm. hypertension universal
· High rate of associated malformations
· Diaphragmatic defect is relatively easy to repair after birth.
· Lung (and vascular) disease that results cannot be repaired
· Repair the defect in fetal life to allow lung growth?
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Birth defect in which malformation of the diaphragm allows the abdominal organs to push into the thorax and interfere with proper lung formation.
Role of Sonography:
1. Make sure the diagnosis is correct
2. Identify additional defects
3. Determine the severity of the defect
