Long-Term Follow-Up of Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia—Observations from a Single Institution

Conclusions The most common long-term complications observed in children after CDH repair are recurrent infections of the respiratory tract, lung hypoplasia, pathological GER, somatic growth abnormalities, and skeletal deformations. Children operated for CDH should be followed up regularly for many years by a multispecialty medical team. Diagnostics and/or follow-up of the above complications require detailed clinical examination, lung perfusion scintigraphy, spirometry, and 24-hour pH-metry.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research